Vislisel v. University of Iowa

ANDREASEN, Justice.

In this appeal we must determine the nature of the veterans preference under Iowa Code chapter 70 (1987) and rules adopted by the State Board of Regents pursuant to the merit system law, Iowa Code chapter 19A. The district court concluded that the veterans preference for wartime veterans who apply for merit system positions consists of points added to scores on qualifying examinations. Because the veteran, Eugene Vislisel, was awarded the points provided by the statute, the district court denied his petition for a writ of mandamus. We affirm.

Eugene Vislisel is a veteran of…