City of Des Moines v. Lohner

LARSON, Justice.

This is a suit in equity brought by the plaintiff City of Des Moines, Iowa, to permanently enjoin the defendant David Loh-ner from occupying and using specifically-described tracts of land for an automobile salvage and wrecking yard, as an alleged violation of the zoning ordinances of the city. By way of cross-petition defendant prays that the plaintiff city be ordered to issue to him a certificate of occupancy for the operation of an automobile wrecking yard on the premises, and be restrained from harassing him or attempting to enforce paragraph 3 of section 2A-21 of its…