Legal Opinion
Choteau Library Board of Trustees v. Teton County Board of Commissioners
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1997No. 97-110PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
The Choteau, Fairfield and Dutton Library Boards of Trustees (the Boards) have appealed the Ninth Judicial District Court’s December 19, 1996 Order denying their petition for declaratory relief and mandamus. The Boards raise two issues on appeal:
1. Did the District Court err in denying the Boards’ petition for declaratory judgment?
2. Did the District Court err in refusing to issue a writ of mandamus requiring the Teton County Board of County Commissioners (the Commissioners) to fund the libraries in Teton County as required by § 7-6-2348, MCA, and Montana Attorney General Opinions Volume 41,…
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