Hill v. Blaine County

Summary

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s decision concerning Blaine County’s denial of Jeffrey Hill’s permit to maintain Imperial Gulch Road. The Court held that validation under Idaho law requires both a finding that a road is public and a finding that validation is in the public interest, which would place the road under county jurisdiction; because the Board found validation not in the public interest, it had not validated the road and lacked authority to issue the permit. The Court also held that Hill’s appeal was properly before it and that no party was entitled to attorney fees. There were no separate opinions.