Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Ravalli County

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1982No. 81-542PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison

This appeal arises from an action for quiet title to one-half of the roadway adjoining lots owned by plaintiffs separately in Sunnyside Orchards No. 3, a platted orchard tract in Ravalli County, Montana. After trial on June 8, 1981, the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District found the land in question had been abandoned and closed by the Ravalli County Commissioners in 1944 and, as a result, reverted to the abutting owners, each receiving to the center of the formerly platted road.

From that judgment defendants appeal.

The plat of Sunnyside Orchards No. 3 was filed and recorded on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bolinger v. City of BozemanMontana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. McPherson v. MoneganMontana Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Erdman v. C & C SALES, INC.Montana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Portland Baseball Club v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Salter v. JonasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1877

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jefferson County Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners v. RanchesMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Lee v. Musselshell CountyMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Board of County Commissioners v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Falula Farms, Inc. v. LudlowCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993
  5. Miami Oil Producers, Inc. v. LarsonMontana Supreme Court · 1983

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