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· 4/16/1986

MH by and Through Callahan v. State

Citations

  • 385 N.W.2d 533
  • 60 A.L.R. 4th 929
  • 1986 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1152

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing motion to dismiss is properly sustained if the court can “conclude that no state of facts is conceivable under which plaintiffs might prove their right of recovery”
  • recognizing motion to dismiss is properly sustained if the court can “conclude that no state of facts is conceivable under which plaintiffs might prove their right of recovery”
  • requiring one when the legislature has elsewhere “explicitly addressed situations when civil liability attaches”
  • where statute does not expressly authorize private suits, no cause of action absent legislative intent
  • where statute does not expressly authorize private suits, no cause of action absent legislative intent
  • “When a statute does not expressly authorize private suits it is a matter of legislative intent whether there is an implied cause of action.”

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Judges: Harris, Larson, Schultz, Carter, Wolle

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