State Ex Rel. Galloway, Inc. v. City of Great Falls

Plaintiff filed a complaint in Cascade County District Court against the City of Great Falls, two of its officers, and the acting City Commission. Plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus compelling Great Falls to issue a building permit for a pre-release center and for a declaratory judgment that the use of the property as a pre-release center was permitted under the Urban Renewal Plan of Great Falls. The District Court denied mandamus and entered a judgment for the defendants on the declaratory judgment count. We affirm the District Court.

The determinative issues are:

1. Whether the use of…