Jackson v. State

This is an appeal from a quiet title action involving certain land lying west of the Yellowstone River in Section 36, adjacent to Section 35, Township 23 North, Range 59 East, County of Richland, Montana. After a nonjury trial, the Honorable Leslie G. Gulbrandson entered a judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs appealed.

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In 1923 Andrew Jackson, Sr., and his wife Alice began purchasing land in the S'/t of Section 35, Township 23 North, Range 59 East, of Richland County. During the next 15…