Property Suit Gets Review, Extends High Court Jurisdictional Effort

The Supreme Court will tackle another in a series of jurisdictional questions in a suit brought by Montana property owners seeking to nix a federal right-of-way through their land.

The issue for the justices in the case they agreed to hear on Monday is procedural, and extends their ongoing effort to resolve questions over when filing deadlines should be strict or when there should be flexibility for fairness.

The latest case centers on whether the statute of limitations to file a certain property suit precludes federal courts from considering a late-filed claim, or whether judges can take into account equitable ...