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Article: Alberta Bair meant what she said, judge says
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- The Billings Gazette
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- March 8, 2005
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Alberta Bair's trust document is clear in its meaning, a state district judge ruled Monday.
The decision partially settles the dispute over the closure of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum in Martinsdale two years ago, but leaves the question of whether the trustee board that oversees the museum abused its discretion when it closed the museum.
A trial on that issue is scheduled for April 20.
"The terms of the trust agreement are clear and unambiguous; to read it otherwise would misconstrue it," wrote District judge G. Todd Baugh.
State's argument
"Alberta Bair did not create an ambiguity by providing for both the creation of the museum and a mechanism by which it could be closed if it was ...