Legal Opinion
White Bear Docking & Storage, Inc. v. City of White Bear Lake
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 31, 1982No. 51788PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, Justice.
This appeal surfaces a fundamental issue bearing on the role of the judiciary in countermanding legislative decisions reached by municipal officials. The court’s authority to interfere in the management of municipal affairs is, and should be, limited and sparingly invoked. There is nothing in this record which justifies the court’s intervention.
The facts are for the most part undisputed. The White Bear Docking and Storage, Inc. (the Docking Company) applied for and received from the City of White Bear Lake a special use permit in 1975 allowing the company to install a 10 foot by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Honn v. City of Coon RapidsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Northwestern College v. City of Arden HillsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- C. R. Investments, Inc. v. Village of ShoreviewSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
3Cited by42 opinions
- Swanson v. City of BloomingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- VanLandschoot v. City of Mendota HeightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- White Bear Rod and Gun Club v. City of HugoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Scott County Lumber Co. v. City of ShakopeeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
- SuperAmerica Group, Inc. v. City of Little CanadaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
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