Ameritel Inns, Inc. v. Pocatello-Chubbuck Auditorium or Community Center District

HORTON, Justice.

This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment action concerning the permissibility of expenditures made by the Respondent Pocatello-Chubbuck Auditorium District (the District). AmeriTel Inns, Inc. (AmeriTel) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the District. The District cross-appeals the district court’s denial of its request for an award of attorney fees. We reverse the decision of the district court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts in the case are essentially without dispute. The voters approved the District during the November 3,…