Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Dallas County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 19, 1985No. 84-680PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
Plaintiffs Rick and Diane Fisher appeal from the judgment of the district court after trial dismissing their petition against defendants Dallas County, Dallas County Drainage District No. 31, and the Dallas County Board of Supervisors acting on behalf of the drainage district. We affirm.
The issues we need consider on this appeal are (1) whether the trial court erred in ruling that a drainage district cannot be sued in tort for money damages, and (2) whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs’ petition against defendants Dallas County and its board of supervisors.
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schiltz v. Cullen-Schiltz & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. OlsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Hines v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Voogd v. JOINT DRAIN. DIST., KOSSUTH & WINNEBAGO COS.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Abbott v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Brenda J. Alcala v. Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation D/B/A Quad Cities Courtyard by MarriottSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
- 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
- Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Company v. Calhoun County Board of Supervisors, Acting as Trustee for the Drainage District No. 86Supreme Court of Iowa · 2012
- Gard v. Little Sioux Intercounty Drainage District of Monona & Harrison CountiesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- National Properties Corp. v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
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