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Worth County Friends of Agriculture v. Worth County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 6, 2004No. 03-0552PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Justice.

Worth County and the Worth County Board of Supervisors, collectively referred to as “the County,” appeal from a district court order declaring the County Rural Health and Family Farm Protection Ordinance to be void and unenforceable. On our review, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Iowa is largely defined by its proud and rich agricultural economy. Approximately ninety percent of the land within its borders is devoted to agriculture, and the presence of agriculture in Iowa not only profoundly impacts all its residents, but,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. TruesdellSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  2. Goodell v. Humboldt CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. State v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  4. Marshall v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  5. City of Council Bluffs v. CainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac County Board of Supervisors, as Trustee of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, and Calhoun County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint Trustees of Drainage Districts 2 and 51 and Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint Trustees of Drainage Districts 19Supreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  2. Teamsters Local Union No. 421 v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  3. Fennelly v. A-1 MacHine & Tool Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  4. Amended April 11, 2017 Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac County Board of Supervisors, as Trustee of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, and Calhoun County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint Trustees of Drainage Districts 2 and 51 and Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint TrusteesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  5. Bill Fennelly, Scott County Treasurer Vs. A-1 Machine & Tool Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2006

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