Legal Opinion
Powell County v. Country Village, LLC
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 2009No. DA 08-0654PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Country Village, LLC, dba Happy Endings Casino (Happy Endings) appeals from orders of the Third Judicial District Court, Powell County, granting Powell County’s (County) petition for a restraining order and denying Happy Endings’ motion to alter or amend judgment or for a new trial. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:
¶3 Whether the Powell County Planning Board had jurisdiction to require Happy Endings to apply for a conditional use permit.
¶4 Whether the erection of 50 artificial lighted palm trees constituted a change in use under the Powell County Zoning and…
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