Legal Opinion

MRM, INC. v. City of Davenport

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 19, 1980No. 62886PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs by declaratory judgment action sought to establish the unconstitutionality of a new Davenport ordinance which extensively regulates massage parlors and persons engaging in- that activity. From an adverse judgment plaintiffs appeal and we affirm.

June 15, 1977, defendant City of Davenport enacted ordinance 18.05, entitled “Massage Establishments and Massage Services.” This seventeen-page regulation specified detailed requirements for massage parlors including physical facilities and operating procedures. It imposed conditions for licensure, and provided for…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Rudolph v. Iowa Methodist Medical CenterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. Bierkamp v. RogersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. City of Council Bluffs v. CainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  4. Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. City of Cedar Falls v. FlettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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