Legal Opinion
Woodbury County v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 15, 1983No. 67655PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
This appeal on further review from the court of appeals requires us to address the basic issue of whether there is substantial evidence in the record as a whole to support the decision of the respondent Iowa Civil Rights Commission that petitioner Wood-bury County was guilty of intentional racial discrimination under Iowa Code section 601A.6(l)(a) in failing to hire a job applicant. On judicial review the district court, with which we agree, ruled in favor of the County. The court of appeals in a three-to-two decision went the other way. We vacate the decision of the court…
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