WOLD v. ANDERSON

Civ. No. 939.

335 F.Supp. 952 (1971)

J. O. WOLD, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Forrest H. ANDERSON, Governor of the State of Montana, Frank Murray, Secretary of State of the State of Montana, and the 42nd Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana,

November 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell K. Fillner, of Sandall, Moses & Cavan, and Thomas E. Towe, of Towe, Neely & Ball, Billings, Mont., for plaintiffs.

Robert L. Woodahl, Atty. Gen. of Mont., Charles H. Dickman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Mont., and Charles C. Lovell, Chief Counsel, Great Falls, Mont., for defendants.

Before BROWNING, Circuit Judge, and JAMESON and SMITH, District Judges.


ORDER AND OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In an order, D.C., 327 F.Supp. 1342, entered June 11, 1971 this court declared unconstitutional the legislative reapportionment plan enacted by the first extraordinary session of the Forty-second Session of the Montana Legislative Assembly, Chapter Ex. 3 of the Session Laws of 1971. This plan provided for 55 senators from 29 districts and 104 representatives from 28 districts, with a maximum...

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