Wild Rice River Estates, Inc. v. City of Fargo

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Wild Rice River Estates, Inc. (“Wild Rice”), appealed from a judgment dismissing its inverse condemnation action against the city of Fargo and from an order denying its post-trial motions. We conclude the trial court correctly ruled that Fargo’s 21-month moratorium on building permits did not constitute a taking of Wild Rice’s property in violation of the federal and state constitutions, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] Wild Rice is the owner and developer of a rural residential subdivision along the banks of the Wild Rice River located about three miles south of Fargo.…