Legal Opinion

Ethen Revocable Trust Agreement Dated October 17, 1996 v. River Resource Outfitters, LLC

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2011No. DA 10-0457PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris

¶1 Appellees John and Janet Ethen (Ethens) sought declaratory relief in the Third Judicial District Court, Granite County, to resolve a boundary dispute with Appellants River Resource Outfitters (Joneses) and Christine Fischer (Fischer) (collectively Neighbors). The court declared that the common boundary line between the parties’ properties runs in a meander line along the west bank of Flint Creek. We affirm.

¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:

¶3 Whether the District Court improperly relied upon extrinsic evidence to determine legal title to the disputed property.

¶4 Whether the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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