Shors v. Johnson

TERNUS, Justice.

The narrow issue presented in this case is whether a neighboring property owner aggrieved by the issuance of a building permit must exhaust her administrative remedies before seeking injunctive relief from the court. The trial court held that the appel-lee’s failure to file an administrative appeal of the zoning administrator’s decision to issue the challenged zoning permit did not preclude her suit in district court. We disagree. Therefore, we reverse and remand for entry of judgment in favor of the appellants.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Appellee, Catherine Shors,…