KTVB, INC. v. Boise City

McQUADE, Chief Justice.

This case comes before this Court after summary judgment was granted by the trial court. Issues of standing in court and estoppel are presented.

The focus of this controversy is a cable television franchise in Boise. Some time in 1965, the two existing television stations in Boise, KBOI and KTVB (plaintiffs and appellants herein) began their efforts to secure a cable television franchise for themselves in Boise and several surrounding communities. These efforts continued sporadically up to August of 1968, when fourteen cities in the Boise area, including Boise, formed a…