District No. 55 v. Musselshell County

School Districts No. 55 and No. 55-H of Musselshell County, Montana, appeal the order of the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District granting Musselshell County’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The School Districts had filed this action to obtain damages for alleged loss of operating revenues resulting from miscalculations of the mill levy by the County Superintendent of Schools. We affirm.

We frame the issues as follows:

1. Should the action have been dismissed because the School Districts had no legal authority to sue the County for damages?

2. Did the District Court correctly…