HELLAR v. CENARRUSA

No. 14700.

664 P.2d 765 (1983)

104 Idaho 858

William and Gretchen HELLAR, husband and wife; Samuel A. Rohrer; Douglas E. Long; Bingo Si John; Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, a municipal corporation; Benewah County, a political subdivision of the State of Idaho; and Post Falls Highway District, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Pete T. CENARRUSA, Secretary of the State of Idaho; Clifford Chapin, in his official capacity as Bonner County Clerk and on behalf of those similarly situated; and State of Idaho, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

June 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., Thomas C. Frost, and Kenneth R. McClure, Deputy Attys. Gen., for defendants-appellants.

Raymond C. Givens, Coeur d'Alene, for plaintiffs-respondents Hellar.

Susan Mather, Boise, for intervenors.


HUNTLEY, Justice.

By this appeal appellants seek a review of an order of the district court which held that the present apportionment of the Idaho legislature is unconstitutional as violative of Idaho Constitution art. 3, § 5, which reads:

"SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS — A senatorial or representative District, when more than one county shall constitute the same, shall be composed of contiguous counties, and no county shall be divided...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases