02/21/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0198 DA 23-0198 _________________ GARDINER-PARK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, Plaintiff, Counter-Defendant and Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. DONALD KNIGHT, GINA M. KNIGHT, LANDON KNIGHT, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants, Counter-Plaintiffs and Appellants.

DONALD KNIGHT and GINA M. KNIGHT Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. PARK COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Montana, acting by and through its ORDER County Commissioners, Bill Berg, Steve Caldwell, and Clint Tinsley, Third-Party Defendants.

GARDINER-PARK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, Third-Party Plaintiff and Cross-Appellant, v. STANDISH EXCAVATION, LC, Third-Party Defendant.

DONALD KNIGHT, GINA M. KNIGHT, and LANDON KNIGHT, Third-Party Plaintiffs and Appellants, THOMAS E. STONE, DONALD L. CLARK, VICTOR D. BEERS, and BRAD A. HARBACH, Third-Party Defendants and Appellees. _________________

Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Brenda R. Gilbert, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court February 21 2024