Berleen v. Iowa Department of Public Safety

This is an action in certiorari filed in the district court challenging the legality of the Department of Public Safety’s action in revoking plaintiff’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle. The trial court sustained the department’s action and annulled the writ. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. The evidence before the trial court was that contained in the department’s return to the writ. On March 3,1966, plaintiff-appellant was convicted of the offense of drag racing in violation of Code section 321.284. There was no appeal from this conviction.

Promptly after receiving notice of this…