Hughes v. Hughes
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 The District Court for the Tenth Judicial District, Fergus County, consolidated multiple complaints. The dispute arose between Johnny Hughes (Johnny) and his parents, Jack and Shirley Hughes (Jack and Shirley), regarding borrowed money, the partition of jointly owned real property and accompanying water rights, and a contested pasture lease. The District Court ruled in favor of Johnny on all of the disputes except for the water rights. Jack and Shirley appeal and Johnny cross-appeals.
¶2 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
¶3 We address the following issues on appeal:
¶4 Whether…
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