Montana Court Ousts Board of Museum

By Ben Gose

The Montana Supreme Court last month ousted the board of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum, in Martinsdale, after finding it had violated its fiduciary duties by not spending enough money to give the museum a chance to succeed.

The court found that the Board of Advisers had disregarded the language in the trust that established the museum. The trust, now worth $55-million, states that the museum, an eclectic collection of American Indian artifacts, antiques, and art works, is its