Leuthold v. Brandjord

John H. Leuthold, a citizen and resident taxpayer of, and ivho has been engaged in raising livestock in, Montana for more than 25 years past, and who on December 9, 1933, was issued a lease on certain state grazing lands with the expiration date fixed at February 28, 1935, instituted this special proceeding for a writ of mandate to compel I. M. Brandjord, commissioner of state lands and investments, and the state land board, to extend the term of his lease for an additional three years from the date of expiration, in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 61, Laws of 1935.

The plaintiff’s…