No. 85-178
I N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
1986
V I R G I L S . PROCTOR, P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ,
of t h e ESTATE OF J E S S I E M. SMART, D e c e a s e d ,
IDA S . MIEWALD, ETHEL V. H E S S , J U L I A E .
R E I D , and JOHN R. STAM, P e r s o n a l R e p r e s e n -
t a t i v e of t h e ESTATE OF M I N N I E MAY STAM,
D e c e a s e d , JOHN R. STAM, H e i r a n d D e v i s e e of
M I N N I E MAY STAM, and RICHARD S . STAEI, H e i r
and D e v i s e e of M I N N I E MAY STAM,
P l a i n t i f f s and A p p e l l a n t s ,
and
TERESA E . PUCKETT, POLLY K E I T H , CECELIA
OLSON, P A T R I C I A LEINHART, BRIDGET M.
MATHES and BERNADETT THORNLAND,
D e f e n d a n t s and. A p p e l l a n t s ,
-vs-
C A L I S T A M. WERK, ELLA ORTNER, GEORGE
ORTNER and LINDA ORTNER,
D e f e n d a n t s and R e s p o n d e n t s .
APPEAL FROM: D i s t r i c t C o u r t of t h e S e v e n t e e n t h J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t ,
I n and f o r t h e C o u n t y of B l a i n e ,
T h e H o n o r a b l e C h a n E t t i e n , Judge p r e s i d i n g .
COUNSEL OF RECORD:
For Appellant:
Jardine, S t e p h e n s o n , B l e w e t t & Weaver; A l e x B l e w e t t
argued, G r e a t F a l l s , M o n t a n a
Thompson & S w e n s o n ; B r u c e E. S w e n s o n argued, H a v r e ,
Montana
F o r Respondent:
S i a s & R a . n s t r o m ; B r u c e W. Moerer a r g u e d , C h i n o o k ,
Montana
Submitted: October 29, 1985
Decided: F e b r u a r y 20 I 1986
Filed: FEB ;?g 1986
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