Legal Opinion
Scott Ranch, LLC
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 2017No. DA 17-0031PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Scott Ranch, LLC, acquired Indian allotment lands in 2010 and in 2012 that were previously held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Thor Lande, a member of the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribe. Lande died in 1997, and the lands were converted to fee status in 2006. Scott Ranch petitioned the Water Court in 2016 for adjudication of existing water rights appurtenant to the lands. The court denied Scott Ranch’s petition. It held that the lands were part of the Tribal Water Right established by the Crow Water Rights Compact and did not require a separate adjudication. Scott Ranch appeals.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Colville Confederated Tribes v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- In Re the Adjudication of the Existing Rights of Yellowstone RiverMontana Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re the Crow Water CompactMontana Supreme Court · 2015
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