Legal Opinion
Polk County ex rel. Johnston v. Hertko
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 29, 1979No. 62887PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
These three consolidated cases involve questions arising from attempted enforcement of the Iowa Certificate of Need Law, sections 135.61-83, The Code 1979. Appellants Iowa State Department of Health (ISDH) and Iowa Health System Agency, Inc. (HSA) appeal from adverse trial court judgments in two injunction actions by which they sought to prevent performance of open heart surgery at Iowa Methodist Medical Center (Methodist) in Des Moines until Methodist complied with the Certificate of Need Law. ISDH and HSA also claim the court erred in ruling in a separate declaratory…
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