Legal Opinion
Christenson v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 18, 1996No. 95-1484PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
This original certiorari action concerns the relationship of Iowa Code section 808.14 (1995), the statutory authority for issuing administrative search warrants, and section 314.9, 1 which sets out procedures governmental entities must follow to enter private land, in advance of condemnation, during the planning stages of road construction. At issue are the actions of the City of Johnston (the City) in entering upon the lands of plaintiff Andrew Christenson. After considering the authorities cited and arguments presented, we conclude that the commands of section 314.9 restrict…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Janson v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- State v. FinnelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. v. NicholasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Westendorf v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle DivisionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Kelly v. BrewerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
- In Re Estate of ThomannSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Thoms v. Iowa Public Employees' Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
- State v. AllisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Niles v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
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