Legal Opinion
City of Helena v. Community of Rimini
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 2017No. DA 16-0320PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 Andy R. Skinner (Skinner) appeals and the City of Helena (Helena or City) cross-appeals from the order of the Montana Water Court, Upper Missouri Division, partially reversing and partially adoptingthe Water Master’s Report.
¶2 We restate the issues on appeal and cross-appeal as follows:
Issue One: Is § 85-2-227(4), MCA, as applied to the City’s water rights claim, impermissibly retroactive?
Issue Two: Did the Water Court err in reinstating 7.35 cfs of Helena’s Tenmile Creek water rights?
A. Did the Water Court err in finding that § 85-2-227(4), MCA, should be applied to create a presumption…
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