LAKE COUNTY v. STATE

DA 23-0689.

559 P.3d 1263 (2024)

2024 MT 284

LAKE COUNTY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Montana, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: December 3, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Robert T. Bell, Lance P. Jasper, Reep, Bell, & Jasper, P.C., Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Dale Schowengerdt, Timothy Longfeld, Landmark Law, PLLC, Helena, Montana Leonard H. Smith, Crowley Fleck PLLP, Billings, Montana William M. Morris, E. Lars Phillips, Crowley Fleck PLLP, Bozeman, Montana.


¶1 Lake County appeals the District Court's dismissal of its complaint and award of judgment in favor of the State after the County sought reimbursement for its costs of enforcing state criminal jurisdiction on the Flathead Indian Reservation. We consider three issues:

1. Are...

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