Legal Opinion
Kruer v. Three Creeks Ranch of Wyoming, L.L.C.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 2008No. DA 07-0549PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Three Creeks Ranch, LLC, (Three Creeks) appeals the ruling of the Fifth Judicial District Court of Madison County awarding challenged water rights to Curtis and Stephanie Kruer (Kruers) and requiring Three Creeks to pay Kruers’ attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 A restatement of the issues on appeal is:
¶3 Did the District Cotut exceed its jurisdiction by finding and concluding that the senior water right for Wisconsin Creek was appurtenant only to land transferred to Kruers?
¶4 Did the District Cotut incorrectly interpret the Memorandum of Negotiated Settlement Terms (Settlement…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Plath v. SchonrockMontana Supreme Court · 2003
- Chase v. Bearpaw Ranch Ass'nMontana Supreme Court · 2006
- Department of State Lands v. PettiboneMontana Supreme Court · 1985
- Castillo v. KunnemannMontana Supreme Court · 1982
- Axtell v. M.S. ConsultingMontana Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re the Marriage of SzafrykMontana Supreme Court · 2010
- Hughes v. HughesMontana Supreme Court · 2013
- Kruer v. THREE CREEKS RANCH OF WYOMING, LLCMontana Supreme Court · 2008
- Old Standard v. HuntleyMontana Supreme Court · 2014
- Old Standard v. HuntleyMontana Supreme Court · 2014
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