Meeks v. Dept. of Natural Resources

¶1 This is an appeal by Gary Gottfried (Gottfried), former lessee of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), from a June 5,1998 Order on Petition for Judicial Review and Judgment entered by the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Chouteau County. The District Court set aside DNRC’s determination of value of Gottfried’s improvements on the land subject to the lease and entered judgment for the sum of $8,101.22, in favor of Gottfried and against William Meeks (Meeks), the successor DNRC lessee. We affirm.

Background

¶2 Gottfried formerly leased 640 acres of farm land in Chouteau…