Atkinson v. Beveridge

OPINION

GARY P. SULLIVAN, Chief Justice.

Brief Factual History and Procedural Overview

Appellant Roberta Boyd Beveridge1 (Roberta), a Tribal member, owns parcels 9, 10, and 11, Township 27 North, Range 51 East, M.P.M., Roosevelt County, MT., all of which is fee patented land lying within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Peck Reservation. Adjacent to Roberta’s land is several acres that have accreted over the years. On or about June 28, 1999, she requested that the Fort Peck Tribes Executive Board grant her an easement over Tribal Lands in order that she might care for her livestock and…