Legal Opinion
In re the Transfer Territory from Poplar Elementary School District No. 9 to Froid Elementary School District No. 65
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 17, 2015No. DA 14-0776PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 Froid Elementary School District No. 65 (Froid) appeals from an order entered by the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Roosevelt County, granting Poplar Elementary School District No. 9 (Poplar) a new hearing on Froid’s petition to transfer territory from Poplar to Froid. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
¶2 We address the following issue:
Did the District Court err when it held that the county superintendent abused his discretion by receiving unsworn statements as evidence in the territory transfer hearing?
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶3 On…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hulse v. State, Department of JusticeMontana Supreme Court · 1998
- Schuff v. A.T. Klemens & SonMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Kloss v. Edward D. Jones & Co.Montana Supreme Court · 2002
- In re T.E.Montana Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. LaceyMontana Supreme Court · 2009
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Poplar Elementary v. Froid ElementaryMontana Supreme Court · 2020
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