Montana Supreme Court April 7, 1953, No. 9160 (Vance v. Groff)

lead-opinion

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE ADAIR:

On October 31, 1950, Don R. Smith died in the state of Montana. At the time he was a resident of and domiciled in Ravalli county, Montana, where he owned and operated large property interests, both real and personal, there situate and, in part, consisting of approximately 879 acres of agricultural and grazing lands of the estimated value of $30,000,