City of Aberdeen v. Rich

ENG, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] This case stems from two land transactions between the City of Aberdeen (City) and: former mayor Timothy Rich; former city attorney Thomas Tobin; Roger Huff and Huff Development, Inc.; and, SEA, Inc. City brought a declaratory judgment action against Rich, Tobin, Huff, Huff Development and SEA to determine whether the two land transactions should be declared null and void due to violations of SDCL 6-1-1. In a previous appeal, this Court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the statute of limitations had run with regard to the first transaction. However, this Court…