Legal Opinion

Community Action Research Group v. Iowa State Commerce Commission

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 21, 1979No. 61964PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

Section 17A.7, The Code, a section in the Iowa Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA), provides for proposing the adoption of agency rules. Such a proposal was made in this case. The question is not as to the justification or wisdom of the proposed rule. Rather, we must decide whether the agency responded to the request in a manner authorized by the statute. The trial court answered the question in the affirmative and we agree.

In a petition filed with the Iowa commerce commission, the Community Action Research Group (CARG) asked for adoption of the following rule:

“To forbid those…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Hoffman v. Iowa Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. Burlington Northern, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Iowa Bankers Ass'n v. Iowa Credit Union DepartmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  2. Green v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. Davenport Community School District v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  4. Cook v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  5. Bernau v. Iowa Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998

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