Opinion ID: 889769
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 16 The Water Court decided this case on summary judgment after determining that there were no material facts in dispute and only issues of law. This Court applies the same standards of review to the Water Court as it does to an appeal from a district court. Department of State Lands v. Pettibone, 216 Mont. 361, 368, 702 P.2d 948, 952 (1985). This Court reviews a lower court's conclusions of law concerning the construction of a statute de novo, to determine whether they are correct. Hulstine v. Lennox Ind. Inc., 2010 MT 180, ¶ 16, 357 Mont. 228, 237 P.3d 1277.