Legal Opinion

Quality Refrigerated Services, Inc. v. City of Spencer

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 21, 1998No. 96-1857PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, Quality Refrigerated Services, Inc. (QRS), sought relief from zoning restrictions on its property located in the City of Spencer. We agree with the district court that the City’s decision to change the zoning classification of the QRS site and the City’s subsequent refusal to rezone the property were valid. Therefore, we affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

In 1989, QRS acquired property from the appellee, City of Spencer. An abandoned meat packing plant was located on this property. For several years prior to QRS’s acquisition of the site, the City had…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Hyler v. GarnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  4. Keller v. City of Council Bluffs, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  5. Shriver v. City of OkobojiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  5. Halla Nursery, Inc. v. City of ChanhassenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010

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