Legal Opinion
Webster Realty Company v. City of Fort Dodge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 10, 1970No. 53872PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
This is a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff, an Iowa corporation with its principal place of business in Fort Dodge, to test the validity of proceedings under which the City of Fort Dodge proposes to issue $500,000.00 in general obligation urban renewal bonds as authorized by phapter 403, Code of Iowa, 1966. The suit was brought in equity, and our review is de novo.
Chapter 403 was enacted in 1957 and is popularly known as the Urban Renewal Law. Under its provisions municipalities are given broad powers to “eliminate slums and prevent the development or spread…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Graham v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Wilson v. City of Long BranchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Janson v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Dickinson v. PorterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Lee Enterprises, Inc v. Iowa State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Iowa National Industrial Loan Co. v. Iowa State Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Richards v. City of MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Green v. City of CascadeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Franklin Manufacturing Co. v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- First National Bank of Ottumwa v. BairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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