WHITE BEAR DOCKING v. CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE

No. 51788.

324 N.W.2d 174 (1982)

WHITE BEAR DOCKING AND STORAGE, INC., Respondent, v. CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 31, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peterson, Bell & Converse, St. Paul, for appellant.

Newcome, Wallace & Newcome, St. Paul, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


OTIS, Justice.

This appeal surfaces a fundamental issue bearing on the role of the judiciary in countermanding legislative decisions reached by municipal officials. The court's authority to interfere in the management of municipal affairs is, and should be, limited and sparingly invoked. There is nothing in this record which justifies the court's intervention.

The facts are for the most part undisputed. The White Bear Docking and Storage, Inc. (the Docking...

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