Legal Opinion
Baker v. City of Iowa City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 21, 1977No. 58955PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
The question here is whether an Iowa City ordinance which authorizes use of the “Denver boot” to immobilize illegally parked motor vehicles is unconstitutional. The boot consists of metal clamps and screws and a padlocking device which, when attached to the wheel of a motor vehicle, prevents it from being driven. The trial court held the ordinance violates the due process guarantees of Article I, § 9, of the Iowa Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. We reverse.
Plaintiff Jack Baker brought this action seeking damages for deprivation of…
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