Legal Opinion

Madison River R v. Ltd. v. Town of Ennis

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 2000No. 99-167PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHIEF TURNAGE

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Madison River R.V. Ltd. (R.V.) seeks to build a recreational vehicle park in Ennis, Montana. The Ennis Town Council denied R. V.’s application for preliminary subdivision plat approval, and the Fifth Judicial District Court, Madison County, upheld that decision. R.V. appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues as follows:

¶3 1. Did Councilman Bob Kensinger’s participation in the Town Council’s deliberation and vote on R.V.’s subdivision proposal constitute error?

¶4 2. Were the Town Council’s findings of fact and order timely and thus properly…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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3Cited by14 opinions

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