Legal Opinion
De Koning v. Mellema
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 19, 1995No. 94-412PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
On behalf of some eligible electors and as part of their effort to contest a successful school bond election, plaintiff Robert de Kon-ing brought this mandamus action in equity asking the district court to order defendant Ken Mellema, Lyon county auditor and com missioner of elections, to designate a member to a contest court pursuant to Iowa Code section 57.7 (1993).
Defendant filed a motion for summary-judgment. The district court sustained defendant’s motion on the basis that the electors had not timely filed a bond as required by Iowa Code sections 62.5 and 62.6,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hoffnagle v. McDonald's Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- Kash v. StrongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Haas v. Contest CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
- Wilson v. MatsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1923
- Sutton v. AndersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Bauman v. Maple Valley Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- In Re AHST Community School District Public Measure "B" ElectionSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- Taylor v. Central City Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- In Re Ahst Community School District Public Measure "B" Election, ContestantsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
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