Opinion ID: 882798
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Heading: increased tax burden

Text: Lastly, Kudloff claims that the increased tax burden imposed by the annexation of his real property violated his constitutional rights. Montana law is clear that the levying of future taxes after an annexation does not constitute a taking of property. Harrison v. City of Missoula (1965), 146 Mont. 420, 425, 407 P.2d 703, 706. Kudloff's claim of a constitutional violation on this basis is without merit. Because there has been no violation of any of Kudloff's constitutional rights by any of the defendants, the District Court properly dismissed the § 1983 claims. We do not need to address the District Court's holding that the doctrine of immunity barred these claims. This Court will uphold the result reached by the district court if its decision was correct, regardless of the reasons given by the district court for its conclusion. Shimsky v. Valley Credit Union (1984), 208 Mont. 186, 190, 676 P.2d 1308, 1310. Affirmed. TURNAGE, C.J., and HARRISON, GRAY and HUNT, JJ., concur.