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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-2-203 (2026)

Appellate Jurisdiction

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  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 3
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 2
  5. 3-2-203 Appellate jurisdiction

TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 2. SUPREME COURT

Part 2. Supreme Court Jurisdiction

Appellate Jurisdiction

3-2-203. Appellate jurisdiction. The appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court extends to all cases at law and in equity.

History: En. Sec. 20, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6252, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8804, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 52; re-en. Sec. 8804, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-215.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2021 · leading case: In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Saylor, 2005 MT 236, 121 P.3d 532.
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In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Saylor, 2005 MT 236, 121 P.3d 532. · cites it 10× “¶32 Moreover, legal authority aside, equity favors this approach.”
Grossman v. State, Dept. of Nat. Resources, 682 P.2d 1319 (Mont. 1984). · cites it 3× “1947) [now Section 3-2-203, MCA], and Montana case law is replete with authority sustaining the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in declaratory judgment actions in a variety of situations (citing authority).”
Reinlasoder v. Colstrip, 2021 MT 127N. “VII, § 2(1) and (3); §§ 3-2-203 and -204(1), MCA. Regardless of its order excluding them from trial, the District Court preserved Reinlasoder’s recovered emails in the court record under seal for subsequent review by the appropriate tribunal on subsequent appeal or in any…”
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