State Ex Rel. Bayou Liquors, Inc. v. City of Casper

with whom TAYLOR, J., joins.

I dissent. The majority opinion invokes a clearly erroneous application of the law with respect to declaratory judgment actions. The district judge correctly ruled that the plaintiffs in the action, the appellants here, were not entitled to seek a declaratory judgment because of lack of standing. He is entitled to have his ruling affirmed.

I recognize that we have held our declaratory judgment statutes are to be liberally construed to give effect to the remedial pur*1052poses and to provide relief from uncertainty. In re Gen. Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in…