Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1978No. 12523PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAKES, Justice.

Appellant Mary Ann Johnson brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Art. 1, § 20 of the Idaho Constitution and I.C. § 43-111 violate the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution because they deny her, as a non-property owner, the right to vote in elections of the respondent Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District. The district court upheld the constitutionality of I.C. § 43-111 and Art. 1, § 20, and the appellant has appealed from that judgment.

The case was tried on the following agreed statement of facts:

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“That plaintiff is a bona fide resident…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. City of Phoenix v. KolodziejskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bjornestad v. HulseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. Simpson v. CenarrusaIdaho Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Ball v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Ball v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Kessler v. Grand Central District Management Ass'n, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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