Montana Power Co. v. Carey

This appeal arises from an order of the District Court of the First Judicial District of the State of Montana, in and for the County of Lewis and Clark, which denied attorney fees to Susanne Huckaba and Jessie S. Felsheim, appellants, under section 85-2-125, MCA.

Remi and Betty Jo Monforton (hereinafter Monfortons) applied to the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (hereinafter DNRC) for a water use permit to appropriate water from Cold Springs, a tributary of the Boulder River. The Montana Power Company (hereinafter MPC) and appellants, filed objections to the application. On…