Selway v. Schultz

DUNN, Chief Justice.

This case involves a dispute over appointments made to the Lawrence County Planning and Zoning Board by the Lawrence County Commissioners. The commissioners appointed defendants Voorhees and Fuller to replace plaintiffs Selway and Henry on the board. The lower court found that the appointments were within the authority and jurisdiction of the county commissioners and that the appointees were duly qualified, acting members of the board. We affirm.

The controlling statute, SDCL 11-2-3, reads in part as follows:

“The term of each of the appointed members of the county planning…