Legal Opinion
Lucas Ranch, Inc. v. Montana Department of Revenue
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 2015No. DA 14-0374PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Lucas Ranch, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, and the Montana Taxpayers’ Association (“Petitioners’’) filed suit against the Montana Department of Revenue (“Department”), in the District Court for the Fourteenth Judicial District, Meagher County. In June 2013, the Department moved for summaiy judgment. The District Court granted the Department summaiy judgment and the Petitioners appeal.
¶2 The sole issue on review is whether the District Court correctly interpreted § 15-7-111, MCA.
BACKGROUND
¶3 In 2009, the Department began the process of reappraising Montana agricultural properties. All…
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- Larson v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1975
- Western Energy Co. v. State, Dept. of Rev.Montana Supreme Court · 1999
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