· 2/22/1978
Bd. of Sup'rs of Linn Cty. v. Dept. of Revenue
Citations
- 263 N.W.2d 227
- 1978 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1193
How courts have described this case
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- stating: “A county and its ministerial officers ordinarily have no right, power, authority, or standing to question the constitutionality of a state statute.”
- addressing standing by a county or a county auditor to challenge the constitutionality of newly amended statutes
- equalization order is based on county by county comparisons, legislative facts, not evidence of merits of individual taxpayers’ assessment, adjudicative facts
- “Our cases have uniformly held a county lacks the ability to mount a constitutional attack upon state legislative enactments.” (quoting Warren County v. Judges of Fifth Judicial Dist., 243 N.W.2d 894, 897 (Iowa 1976))
- “Our cases have uniformly held a county lacks the ability to mount a constitutional attack upon state legislative enactments.” (quoting Warren County v. Judges of Fifth Judicial Dist., 243 N.W.2d 894, 897 (Iowa 1976))
- “Our cases have uniformly held a county lacks the ability to mount a constitutional attack upon state legislative enactments.” (quoting Warren County v. Judges of Fifth Judicial Dist., 243 N.W.2d 894, 897 (Iowa 1976))
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Judges: Rawlings, Reynold-Son
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