IN RE SCOTT RANCH, LLC

DA 17-0031.

402 P.3d 1207 (2017)

2017 MT 230

IN RE SCOTT RANCH, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: September 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Jordan W. Knudsen , Knudsen & Knudsen, PLLC, Hardin, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae: Nathan A. Espeland , Espeland Law Office, PLLC, Columbus, Montana (Attorney for the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribe), John L. Smeltzer , United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC (Attorney for the United States of America), Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General, Jeremiah D. Weiner , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana (Attorney for the State of Montana).


¶ 1 Scott Ranch, LLC, acquired Indian allotment lands in 2010 and in 2012 that were previously held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Thor Lande, a member of the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribe. Lande died in 1997, and the lands were converted to fee status in 2006. Scott Ranch petitioned...

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