Legal Opinion

Walthart v. Board of Directors of Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 11, 2003No. 02-0249PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARSON, Justice.

Carol Walthart was a teacher in the Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District until she was terminated by the board of directors of the district under the provisions of Iowa Code sections 279.13-18 (1999). She appealed to an adjudicator under Iowa Code section 279.17 and also brought this separate action in certiorari, claiming her termination was illegal.

The defendant school district moved to dismiss the certiorari petition on the grounds that the board’s action was not final, and the statutory appeal, to an adjudicator was her sole remedy. The motion to dismiss was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Van Baale v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  2. BD. OF ED. OF FORT MADISON COMMUNITY v. YouelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  3. Bruton v. Ames Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. Goebel v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  5. Stafford v. Valley Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. David Taft v. Iowa District Court for Linn CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  2. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Florence Whalen, Michael WhalenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  3. Emily M. Bass, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  4. Walthart v. BD. OF DIRS. OF EDCO SC. DIST.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  5. Amended September 4, 2014 State of Iowa v. Nathan Daniel OlsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014

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