Legal Opinion
Busing v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 23, 1990No. 88-947PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
By agreement a driver with defective vision was issued a severely restricted license to operate a motor vehicle. He violated the restrictions, and the question is whether the department may thereafter refuse to reissue his license. The district court held the department could refuse to issue the license and we agree. Because we agree we vacate a contrary decision by the court of appeals and affirm the district court.
Edward Busing, the petitioner, suffers from an eye condition which requires the use of bioptic telescopic lenses which attach to his eyeglasses. In 1975 the…
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