Ramey v. City of Blackfoot

I feel required to dissent in the instant case because, in my judgment, the majority opinion rejects this Court’s usual standard of review and perhaps makes inoperable or at least curtails Idaho’s detachment statute. I.C. § 50-230.

The court below viewed the premises and its surroundings under the statute which expressly authorizes such procedure. I.C. § 50-229. See also Hammond v. City of Chubbuck, 95 Idaho 618, 515 P.2d 565 (1973); Ball v. Village of Parma, 49 Idaho 40, 286 P. 24 (1930). Based on the testimony and other evidence presented to the trial court and its view of the premises, the…