Crabtree v. Montana State Library

The defendants, Montana State Library, et al. (Library), appeal an order of the Lewis and Clark County District *400Court requiring the Library to reopen the hiring process for a position which they had already filled, and that they give an absolute preference to any minimally qualified veteran or disabled civilian over all nondisabled civilian applicants. The plaintiff, Vivian Crabtree (Crabtree), brought this action under a veterans and disabled civilians preference statute, section 10-2-203, MCA, which states:

“Preference in appointment and employment.

“(1) In every public department and upon…