Kelly v. Teton Prairie LLC

¶1 Teton Prairie LLC, appeals the amended order of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Teton County, granting Steven Kelly’s, Monte Giese’s, Henry Nagamori’s, and Kalanick Ranch, Inc.’s, (Appellees) motion for summary judgment and denying Teton Prairie’s counter-motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

ISSUES

¶2 We restate and review the following issues:

1. Whether the District Court correctly applied the Prior Appropriation Doctrine pursuant to § 85-2-401(1), MCA.

2. Whether the District Court correctly found that Teton Prairie failed to establish the necessary elements to raise the defense of…