Schmidt v. MARSHALLTOWN BD. OF APP.

DONIELSON, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiff, Lester Schmidt, appeals from a district court ruling dismissing his petition for review of action taken by the Board of Appeals, City of Marshalltown. The petition for review, which had been deemed a petition for writ of certiorari, was dismissed by the district court because Schmidt had taken no action to bring the case to a hearing. Schmidt, on appeal, contends the district court abused its discretion and misinterpreted the rules of civil procedure by requiring such prompt action. We reverse.

Our scope of review is for the correction of errors at…