Hill v. McKay
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Madison County; Geo. B. Winston, Judge. Action by Charles C. Hill and others against Fred. Ellinghouse and others. A decree was rendered in favor of plaintiffs, and an order was entered denying the motion of defendant Alex. McKay for a new trial for surprise, from which order he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beantly
This action was brought to obtain a decree adjudicating the respective rights Of the parties plaintiff and defendant against each other and among themselves, to the use of the waters flowing in Indian creek, a tributary of Euby river, in Madison county. Each of the eleven plaintiffs claims separate rights, though they were represented by a single attorney. The eight defendants, were represented by the same attorneys, though each filed a separate answer. From this condition of affairs it would seem that the parties plaintiff and defendant made common cause against each other, but, as among…
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