Legal Opinion
Marco Development Corp. v. City of Cedar Falls
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 17, 1991No. 90-815PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
In 1979, Marco Development Corporation and the City of Cedar Falls signed an “Agreement for Site Plan Approval” which, Marco claims, obligated the City to widen a street adjacent to Marco’s proposed Thunder Ridge Mall. After the execution of the contract, the City elected a new mayor. The City’s participation in the Thunder Ridge Mall project, which had been an issue in the mayoral campaign, was terminated. Marco sued the City for breach of contract, 1 but the district court ruled that the contract was ultra vires on the part of the City and granted the City’s summary judgment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Rockingham Square Shopping Center, Inc. v. Town of MadisonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Clear Lake City Water Authority v. Kirby Lake Development, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
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