Hill v. Turley

Appeal by Bill Hill from a judgment based on jury verdict against him entered in the District Court, Fourteenth Judicial District, Musselshell County.

The principal issues in this case are whether an oral grazing lease for a term longer than one year is invalid under Section 28-2-903, MCA, and whether Bill Hill was entitled to a directed verdict for conversion of his cattle by Turleys under a purported agister’s lien. The judgment was against Bill Hill on both of these issues and we affirm the judgment.

Turla and Delia Turley own a ranch in Musselshell county consisting of approximately 4h…