Legal Opinion

State v. Wehde

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 19, 1977No. 60047PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

The State has appealed a district associate judge’s ruling which held unconstitu*349tional § 321.463, The Code. This statute establishes maximum axle loads for vehicles or combinations of vehicles and prescribes a graduated scale of fines for percentages of overloads. We reverse.

August 30,1976, defendant was driving a truck tractor and semitrailer carrying compacted garbage. He was issued the two citations involved in this appeal. One was based on an overload on axles two through five specifying a statutory fine and costs of $918.80; the other was based on an overload of axles…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Lunday Ex Rel. Lunday v. VogelmannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  4. Keasling Ex Rel. Keasling v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  5. State v. PriceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Krull v. THERMOGAS CO. OF NORTHWOOD IA.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  2. Hearst Corp. v. Iowa Department of Revenue & FinanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  3. Veach v. Iowa Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Williams v. OsmundsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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