Doebler v. Dodge

M. L. Doebler, a private citizen, living in Woodbury county, Iowa, some time after the enactment of chapter 9S-F1 of the 1935 Code of Iowa — generally known as the Iowa Liquor Control Act — commenced this action to enjoin D. F. Caine, who operates a lunch room and beer parlor under a class “B” permit, in Sioux City, Iowa, from maintaining an alleged liquor nuisance. The defendant, among other things, pleaded that the plaintiff was not the county attorney in and for Wood-bury county and under the statutes and laws of the State of Iowa a private citizen has no right or authority to bring the…