HJARTARSON v. HJARTARSON

No. 05-271.

147 P.3d 164 (2006)

2006 MT 273

334 Mont. 212

Sigrid HJARTARSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Gardar Hjartarson, and Sigrid Hjartarson, Plaintiffs, Respondents and Cross-Appellants, v. Marleen HJARTARSON, Marie Hjartarson, Evelyn Hjartarson, and Iceland Farms, a partnership, Defendants and Appellants, and Jon Hjartarson, Doreen Gillespie, and G & S Land and Cattle Company, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 24, 2006.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants Marleen Hjartarson, Marie Hjartarson and Evelyn Hjartarson: David F. Stufft, Kalispell, Montana.

For Appellant Iceland Farms: Robert G. Olson, Frisbee, Moore & Olson, Cut Bank, Montana.

For Respondents and Cross-Appellants Sigrid Hjartarson and Gardar Hjartarson: Gary S. Deschenes, Deschenes & Sullivan, Great Falls, Montana.

For Respondents Jon Hjartarson and Doreen Gillespie: Keith A. Maristuen, Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale, Martin & Kaze, PLLP, Havre, Montana.

For Respondent G & S Land and Cattle Company: Ward E. Taleff, Taleff Law Office, P.C., Great Falls, Montana.


Justice BRIAN MORRIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Like too many farm families in Montana, the Hjartarsons find themselves embroiled in an intra-family squabble regarding the passing of ownership and control to the next generation. The children of Gardar and Sigrid Hjartarson, including Marleen Hjartarson, Marie Hjartarson, and Evelyn Hjartarson, along with Iceland Farms are the Appellants in this matter. They appeal from the Order of the Ninth Judicial...

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