Legal Opinion
Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation v. Abbco Investments, LLC
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 2012No. DA 11-0759PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Appellants Montana Department of Natural Resources and Montana Board of Land Commissioners (collectively, “the State”) appeal several portions of the Seventh Judicial District Court’s summary judgment order in the State’s quiet title action. We reverse and remand.
¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:
*122¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred by declaring that islands arising vertically from the bed of the Missouri River after statehood are not held by the State in trust for the financial benefit of the public schools.
¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred by refusing to declare a…
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