Legal Opinion

Curtis v. Board of Supervisors of Clinton County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 18, 1978No. 61236PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

The question here is whether certiorari will lie to challenge a resolution of a board of supervisors regarding the proposed location of a freeway overpass. The trial court held certiorari is not available for that purpose. We affirm.

This case comes to us in an unusual posture. Plaintiffs, alleging they are residents of Clinton County, filed a petition for writ of certiorari attacking a resolution of the defendant Clinton County board of supervisors relating to the placement of an overpass on proposed north-south freeway 561. The court ordered the writ to issue. Without…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Winneshiek Mutual Insurance Association v. RoachSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  2. Weber v. MadisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. Hinrichs v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  4. Massey v. City Council of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  5. Buechele v. RaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Leuchtenmacher v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  4. Metier v. Cooper Transport Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  5. Cole v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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