Legal Opinion
Linn County v. City of Hiawatha
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 21, 1981No. 65852PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLBÉE, Justice.
This case is here on certified questions of law from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, pursuant to chapter 684A, The Code, and division VI of the Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure. The facts certified to this court may be briefly summarized as follows. In 1979, Linn County purchased a residence in the city of Hiawatha, in a district zoned for single-family dwellings only. The residence was to be used as a group foster home for up to six developmentally disabled children whose families live in Linn County. The purpose of the home would be to…
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