Legal Opinion

City of Helena v. Svee

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 2014No. DA 14-0022PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice

¶1 The City of Helena (City) appeals from the Judgment of the First Judicial Court, Lewis & Clark County, denying its cross-motion for summary judgment and concluding as a matter of law that it had no legal authority to adopt or enforce Helena City Code § 11-42-2. Scott Svee and Megan Svee (Svees) cross-appeal from the Judgment for dismissing their constitutional claims and denying their claim for attorney’s fees. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part, and restate the issues as follows:

1. Did the District Court err by determining that Helena City Code § 11-42-2 was an…

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