Legal Opinion
State v. Sorensen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 22, 1989No. 87-600PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
These interlocutory appeals arise out of a quiet-title action involving several parcels of land totaling approximately 150 acres and adjoining the Missouri River in Potta-wattamie County. The principal issue is whether Iowa Code section 614.17 (1983), which bars claims to real estate predating 1970, applies to the state. The district court ruled that it did, thus barring the State’s claims to several of the parcels of land. We granted the State's application for interlocutory appeal. In a separate interlocutory appeal, the defendants (to whom we will refer collectively as…
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