Western International & National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Kirkpatrick

*361McGIVERIN, Justice.

Does recently enacted legislation providing for appeal in workers’ compensation cases from the industrial commissioner’s decision directly to this court violate certain provisions of the Iowa Constitution? We conclude that it does.

The issue necessarily was raised by a motion filed in this court by petitioners Western International and National Union Fire Insurance Co. The motion requested that we rule whether petitioners’ appeal and petition for judicial review of the agency decision by the Iowa industrial commissioner in this workers’ compensation case was properly before…