Legal Opinion · Dissent

Larson v. Baker

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 14, 1944No. 46470Published

1DissentOliver, J.

(dissenting) — I respectfully dissent.

As stated in Division Y of the majority opinion, Code section 10655 excepts from the jurisdiction of the municipal court actions “directly affecting the title to real estate.”

Section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Iowa contains an analogous provision limiting the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace. Statutes of various states contain similar provisions. 21 C. J. S. 448, section 247; 31 Am. Jur. 734-736, sections 46-49; 14 Am. Jur. 407, section 208. In Krumweide v. Schroeder, 56 Iowa 160, 9 N. W. 107, a judgment of removal by a justice of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ewert v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
  2. Marshall v. ShafterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Sartwell v. SowlesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1900
  4. Denecke v. Henry F. Miller & SonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  5. Herkimer v. KeelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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