Reichmann v. State, Department of Natural Resources

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Margaret Reichmann applied for a preference right to purchase a five-acre tract of land from the State. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) denied her request. Reichmann now appeals that denial. She contends that the DNR’s decision was based on an invalid regulation, violated her right to equal protection of the laws, and constituted an abuse of discretion.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1957 Herman Reichmann placed a cabin on a tract of land on the north end of Summit Lake. In November of that year, Vestaine Reichmann, Mr. Reichmann’s first wife,…