Bell v. State Highway Commission

MR. JUSTICE FREEBOURN:

Horace D. Bell, plaintiff and respondent, instituted this action in the district court for the purpose of obtaining a declaratory judgment determining the rights and status of himself and others similarly situated, and those of the Montana state highway commission, defendant and appellant, with relation to the application of class A fees provided for in Chapter 139, Laws of 1953. After hearing, the district court rendered its judgment in favor of Bell and the highway commission appealed therefrom.

The action arises from an amendment, made by the Montana 33rd legislative…