Kenney v. Walla Walla County

—Walla Walla County appeals a ruling on summary judgment that a newly enacted stock restriction ordinance is void. The County contends the action taken in passing the ordinance was not reviewable either by statutory writ of certiorari or as an action that was arbitrary and capricious. We reverse.

In October 1983, a petition was filed with the Walla Walla county commissioners requesting that land then designated as open range for grazing livestock be reclassified to a stock restricted area. The County had previously closed part of the open range in 1916 and again in 1957. On November 15, 1983,…