Legal Opinion

Geil v. Missoula Irrigation District

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 26, 2002No. 01-364PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

*323¶1 The Missoula Irrigation District (MID) appeals from the Fourth Judicial District Court’s final order excluding Helen Geil-Hoeg’s property from the MID. We affirm.

¶2 We re-state the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 (1) Does the MID have standing to challenge the constitutionality of §§ 85-7-1802(2) and 85-7-1846, MCA (1997)?

¶4 (2) Does Senate Bill 284, codified as § 85-7-1802(2), MCA (1997), deny equal protection under the law?

¶5 (3) Do §§ 85-7-1802(2) and 85-7-1846, MCA (1997), deny due process of the law?

¶6 (4) Does the doctrine of res judicata prohibit the exclusion of land from the MID?

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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  4. Stratemeyer v. Lincoln CountyMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Small v. McRaeMontana Supreme Court · 1982

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