City of Keokuk v. Schultz
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — W, S. Hamilton, Judge. The appeal is from conviction of violating a city ordinance, enacted by a city under special charter.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
1. Indictment AND INFORMATION : reinstating cause after inadvertent dismissal. I. The appellant took his conviction to, the district court. There, it seems to have been at first properly entitled, but the name of the plaintiff was erased, and “State of Iowa” substituted therefor. A record entry recites that this case, entitled State of Iowa v. Harry Schultz “was dismissed on motion of county attorney.” There is no room for doubting that no one authorized to move a dismissal on behalf of the city ever did so, 'and that the dismissal by the county attorney was due to some mistake on his part.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- National Loan & Investment Co. v. BleasdaleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
3Cited by4 opinions
- Headley v. HeadleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- State v. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1856Supreme Court of Iowa · 1937
- State v. HeffelfingerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- State v. Southern New Hampshire Builders Ass'nSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981