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Property-tax case against cable firm Bresnan Communications decided in favor of State of Montana

December 3, 2013 /

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The Montana Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of the state Revenue Department in a dispute that will increase Bresnan Communications’ property taxes by millions of dollars.

In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court overturned District Judge Susan Watters’ 2012 ruling in favor of Bresnan, which is now owned by Charter Communications.

The Supreme Court sent the case back to Watters and directed her to issue a ruling "consistent with this opinion."

The court ruling will raise Bresnan’s annual property tax bill by 329 percent, from $1.7 million to $7.3 million.

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON IR State Bureau

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