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Dickinson County v. City Development Committee

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 21, 1994No. 93-859PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVORATO, Justice.

Iowa Code chapter 368 (1991) governs involuntary annexation proceedings. One of the conditions for an involuntary annexation is that the annexing city will be able to provide the territory proposed for annexation “substantial municipal services and benefits not previously enjoyed by such territory.” Iowa Code § 368.17(4). The decisive issue in this involuntary annexation proceeding is whether there was substantial evidence to support a finding that such condition was met. The district court thought so and upheld an approval for an involuntary annexation. We disagree and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Norland v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  2. City of Des Moines v. City Development BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  3. Town of Clive v. ColbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  4. Town of Clive v. ColbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  5. City of Cedar Falls v. SieglaffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Greenwood Manor v. Iowa Department of Public Health, State Health Facilities CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. City of Waukee v. City Development BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  3. Gorman v. City Development BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  4. Pruss v. Cedar Rapids/Hiawatha Annexation Special Local CommitteeSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  5. State Ex Rel. Johnson v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997

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