Johansen v. State

¶1 Victor A. Johansen, Petitioner and Respondent, was notified by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation that his lease of State agricultural lands had been canceled due to his failure to timely remit the rental payment. Johansen appealed the cancellation of the lease to the Department, which upheld its cancellation. He then filed a petition for judicial review with the District Court for the First Judicial District. The District Court concluded that it did not have jurisdiction to review the petition. Johansen appealed the District Court’s determination that it did not…