IN RE ESTATE OF BIG SPRING

No. DA 10-0099.

255 P.3d 121 (2011)

2011 MT 109

360 Mont. 370

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF William F. BIG SPRING, Jr., Deceased. Julie Big Spring and William Big Spring, III, Appellants, v. Angela Conway, Doug Eckerson, and Georgia Eckerson, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants: Joe J. McKay (argued), Attorney at Law, Browning, Montana.

For Appellee Angela Conway: Ronald A. Nelson (argued), Burt Hurwitz , Church, Harris, Johnson & Williams, P.C., Great Falls, Montana.

For Appellee Doug Eckerson: Linda Hewitt Conners (argued), Attorney at Law, Kalispell, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae: Sandra K. Watts , Attorney at Law, Browning, Montana.


Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Julie Big Spring (Julie) and William F. Big Spring III (William) appeal the order of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Glacier County, denying their motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. They challenge the District Court's assumption of jurisdiction over the probate of the estate of their father, William F. Big Spring, Jr. (Big Spring), an enrolled member of the Blackfeet...

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