Legal Opinion
Montana Trout Unlimited v. Beaverhead Water Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 2011No. DA 10-0382PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Montana Trout Unlimited (MTU) appeals from the Water Court’s order filed June 4,2010, dismissing its objections to water right claims by Beaverhead Water Company, Garrison Ranches and the Paul H. Cleary, Jr. Trust (Claimants). Those claims were contained in the Water Court’s Temporary Preliminary Decree for the Big Hole River Basin issued on April 6, 2007. We reverse.
*79BACKGROUND
¶2 Pursuant to Article IX, Section 3(4) of the Montana Constitution, Montana law provides for an orderly process for adjudicating existing water rights. See generally Title 85, Chapter 2, MCA. Persons who claim water…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Montana Coalition for Stream Access, Inc. v. CurranMontana Supreme Court · 1984
- Department of State Lands v. PettiboneMontana Supreme Court · 1985
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