Legal Opinion

Bascom v. Perry

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided March 28, 1973No. 72-C-524-ECPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

This action for injunctive and declaratory relief attacking the constitutionality of certain Iowa Statutes regarding prepayment of fees as they relate to dissolution of marriage proceedings was tried to a three-judge court.

Plaintiffs assert that Sections 606.-15(1) 1 21971 Code of Iowa and IRCP 60(i), 62 and 632 are unconstitutional insofar as they are applied to a marriage dissolution proceeding as violating the due pi'oeess and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Specifically, plaintiffs contend that under Iowa law they are required to pay…

3Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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4Cited by2 opinions

  1. Alcala v. BurnsDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1973
  2. Surowitz v. New York City Employees' Retirement SystemDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974

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