MEANS v. MONTANA POWER CO.

No. 80-266.

625 P.2d 32 (1981)

John R. MEANS and Mary Means, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, an agency of the State, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. The MONTANA POWER COMPANY, A Montana Corporation, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald D. MacIntyre, Dept. of Natural Resources, argued, Helena, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Williams Law Firm, Richard Ranney argued, Missoula, for defendant and respondent.


DALY, Justice.

This appeal arises from an order appointing respondent's attorney lead counsel and providing for reasonable compensation and an order fixing that compensation entered by the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, the Honorable John S. Henson presiding.

There occurred on July 16, 1977, a fire in the Pattee Canyon area of Missoula County, Montana. The fire caused extensive damage to both homes and land in the area. The...

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