Samson v. State

In July 1996, plaintiff and appellant Richard Samson and several other Montana property owners and taxpayers (collectively referred to herein as “Taxpayers”) filed a declaratory judgment action with the First Judicial District Court in Lewis and Clark County, against the State of Montana, its Department of Revenue and Attorney General, and all fifty-six Montana Counties (collectively referred to herein as “Department”). The Taxpayers request class certification and seek various forms of relief, including a court-ordered reduction of certain real property appraisals, as well as a partial…