Douglas v. State Bar of Montana

This is an original action for declaratory judgment whereby the plaintiff seeks to nullify action taken by the State Bar of Montana in June 1975, voting at its annual meeting to increase the annual dues of its active and inactive membership. The background of this case has already been set forth in Douglas v. State Bar of Montana et al. (1978), 183 Mont. 149, 598 P.2d 1078. There we set forth the factual background giving rise to plaintiff’s claim and determined that although the District Court did not have jurisdiction to hear the matter we would treat the matter as an original petition for…