Legal Opinion
Cerro Gordo Hotel Co. v. City of Mason City
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided June 29, 1993No. 92-988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYDEN, Judge.
This case arises from defendants’ demolition of two adjacent buildings owned by Plaintiff Cerro Gordo Hotel Company (Cerro Gordo). The two buildings, the Park 70 Theater and Eadmar Hotel, were located in Mason City. The buildings had been in a state of disrepair prior to June 1988. An earlier nuisance action brought by the city of Mason City against Cerro Gordo had resulted in a stipulation between the parties. They agreed Cerro Gordo had to take down the buildings by March 1989.
On Saturday, June 25,1988, the roof of one of the buildings partially collapsed. Several attempts…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aller v. Rodgers MacHinery Mfg. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Irons v. Community State BankCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990
- State v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1992
- Palleson v. Jewell Cooperative ElevatorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Gunnison v. TorreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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