Title: Lippold v. Meade County Board of Commissioners
Citation: 2018 S.D. 7
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State: south-dakota
Issuer: south-dakota Supreme Court
Date: January 24, 2018

Lippold v. Meade County Board of Commissioners Annotate this Case Justia Opinion Summary At issue was the Meade County Board of County Commissioners’ order approving incorporation of a proposed municipality of Buffalo Chip City and setting an election for voters to decide whether to assent to incorporation. After denying a request to stay the election, the election was held, and a majority of voters chose to incorporate Buffalo Chip City. The Board then declared Buffalo Chip City formally incorporated. The circuit court heard Appellees’ appeal and issued a judgment declaring that the Board’s order was invalid, that the election was a nullity, and that Buffalo Chip City was void. The Supreme Court reversed and vacated the circuit court’s judgment, holding that S.D. Codified Laws 9-3-20 requires that any action challenging Buffalo Chip City’s incorporation be brought by the State, and because Appellees did not bring their suit on behalf of the State, the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. Read more Want to stay in the know about new opinions from the South Dakota Supreme Court? Sign up for free summaries delivered directly to your inbox. Learn More › You already receive new opinion summaries from South Dakota Supreme Court. Did you know we offer summary newsletters for even more practice areas and jurisdictions? Explore them here . Download PDF