State Ex Rel. Turner v. United-Buckingham Freight Lines, Inc.

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant trucking company, an interstate common carrier, appeals trial court’s decree enjoining it from violating Code § 321.457(6), That simple misdemeanor statute prohibits “double-bottom” trucks more than 60 feet in length from operating on Iowa highways. Plaintiff’s petition in equity alleged defendant deliberately violated the statute so often its conduct in doing so is a nuisance which should be enjoined. Trial court found that between July 1, 1970, and October 8, 1971, a period of approximately 15 months ending five days before the State’s petition was filed in this…