Peterson v. Hopkins

Jeanette Ann Peterson appeals from the “summary” judgment of the District Court, Fifteenth Judicial District, Sheridan County, granted in favor of the defendants in an action to quiet title to the mineral interest in certain real property. We reverse the judgment in favor of the defendants and direct judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Jeanette Ann Peterson.

In 1949, Peterson acquired title to a certain piece of real property in Sheridan County, Montana. She sold the property to Donald L. and Louella Blair on April 30, 1956, through a contract for deed. Under the terms of the contract and the…