Priest Lake Coalition, Inc. v. State ex rel. Evans

HUNTLEY, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether, in a suit challenging public officers’ exercise of authority to exchange land, venue lies in the county impacted by the officers’ action even though the officers approved the exchange and executed the title documents in the county of their official residence.

The State Board of Land Commissioners (land board), comprised of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, approved an exchange of public land for private land. Nearly all of the public land exchanged lies in…