Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Turner v. Scott
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 20, 1978No. 61093PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REES, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment and decree of the trial court dismissing the quo warranto action brought by the State of Iowa on the relation of Richard C. Turner, Attorney General, to remove the defendant, John Richard Scott, from his seat as senator from the 24th senatorial district. The trial court dismissed the action on the basis that the court lacked authority to interfere with the Senate’s determination of the defendant’s qualifications, unless a substantial violation of constitutional rights had been established. In this appeal, the Attorney General contends he is…
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