Legal Opinion
Blumenthal Investment Trusts v. City of West Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 15, 2001No. 99-1458PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The appellant, Blumenthal Investment Trusts [hereinafter “the Trust”], sued the appellee, the City of West Des Moines, Iowa for injunctive relief and money damages after the City placed unacceptable conditions on a plat approval sought by the Trust. The case was tried to the court, which resulted in a ruling in favor of the City. The Trust appeals. We affirm.
I. Standard of Review.
Our scope of review depends on how the case was tried in the district court. In re Estate of Rutter, 633 N.W.2d 740, 746 (Iowa 2001). This case was brought and tried as an equity case. Therefore, we…
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