Montana State University v. Ransier

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an “appeal” brought by Donald L. Ransier in the district court, Gallatin County. He there challenged an adverse decision of the Traffic Appeals Committee of Montana State University, which assessed four dollars in fines for parking violations on the Bozeman Campus. Here, as in the district court, most of the relevant facts have been stipulated to by the parties.

From those stipulations it appears that Ransier was a stu dent at Montana State University in the fall of 1978. On November 8, he received two tickets, one for parking in a restricted area and…