Old Fashion Baptist Church v. Montana Department of Revenue
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell
Old Fashion Baptist Church appeals from a Silver Bow County District Court judgment disallowing its claimed property tax exemptions. We affirm in part and reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
On July 23,1975, the Church recorded a grant deed to lots *45310-16 in a subdivision near Butte. On the same day a notice of purchasers interest was recorded by the Church for lots 6-9 in the same subdivision. All lots are surrounded by one fence.
On lots 10-11, there is a building used as a church school and place of worship. There is a house on lot 14 used as a parsonage. A road leading to the…
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