Legal Opinion
Kingsley v. Woodbury County Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 18, 1990No. 89-973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal by a former deputy sheriff who was discharged from his employment due to a back injury that rendered him physically unfit for the position he held. The sole issue on appeal is whether Iowa Code chapter 341A (pertaining to civil service for deputy county sheriffs) imposes a duty upon a sheriff to accommodate, rather than discharge, a deputy who is disabled. Finding no such duty imposed by law, the district court upheld the discharge. We affirm.
The facts are largely undisputed. Robert Kingsley was employed as a deputy sheriff for Woodbury County from September…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Northrup v. Farmland Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- State v. PetersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Cerro Gordo County Care Facility v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Hawkinson v. Louisa County Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kimberly Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in Her Official Capacity Jeffrey Boeyink, Chief of Staff to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Brenna Findley, Legal Counsel to the Governor of TheSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
- Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kimberly Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in Her Official Capacity Jeffrey Boeyink, Chief of Staff to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Brenna Findley, Legal Counsel to the Governor of TheSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017