Beckman Bros. v. Weir

I agree that under Chapter 171, Laws 1941, the original owner of property must exercise his right of repurchase at the reduced price before the time fixed for the first offering of sale by the county.

My principal objection to the majority opinion hinges upon its consideration of the case of State ex rel. Johnson v. Garfield County, 116 Mont. 300, 151 Pac. (2d) 481, 482. In that case this court held that under Chapter 171 the purchaser could exercise his right of repurchase at the reduced price at any time before a sale by the county. In that case this court said: “The contention of the county…