Legal Opinion
Avista Corp. v. Sanders County
District Court, D. Montana
Decided March 19, 2007No. CV 05 201 M JCLPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LYNCH, United States Magistrate Judge.
At issue in this litigation is ownership of a former railroad right of way established under the Northern Pacific Land Grant Act of 1864. . The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment, which are fully briefed. Following a hearing, and the Court’s review of the briefs and other materials of record,
IT IS ORDERED that the individual Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and the Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is DENIED.
RATIONALE
I. Background
The parties do not dispute the following material facts. In 1864, Congress…
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