Montana Stockgrowers Disappointed In Scotus's Corner Crossing Case Decision
Author: Keli Reese, Montana Stockgrowers Communications Director
Montana Stockgrowers Disappointed in Scotus's Corner Crossing Case Decision
Keli Reese
Montana Stockgrowers Communications Director
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) expressed disappointment October 20 with the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to not hear a crucial corner crossing case.
In August, MSGA filed an amicus brief alongside the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association (WSGA) and Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) to the United States Supreme Court in a crucial corner crossing case.
“MSGA has defended private property rights for more than a century and will remain engaged in supporting movements toward affirming those protections,” stated Lesley Robinson, MSGA President. “We believe we provided a compelling argument from a landowner's perspective for the court to take up the case and highlighted the importance of a property owner’s right to protect their airspace and land from trespass.”
The original litigation centered around four hunters who accessed checkerboarded public land via a ladder over the corner of private property. The landowner, the plaintiff, sought to uphold the long-established principle in Wyoming that considered corner crossing to be a trespass.
However, in March 2025, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right to corner cross to access federal public lands as long as a private landowner’s land is not physically touched. The plaintiffs, the landowner, have since filed a petition for the case to be elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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