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· 2/19/1986

Ruthven Consolidated School District v. Emmetsburg Community School District

Citations

  • 382 N.W.2d 136
  • 30 Educ. L. Rep. 898
  • 1986 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1084

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing the legislature defined the phrase “school districts affected” after the dispute in the Ruthven case arose
  • “In common with most states we will not consider a legislator’s private interpretation of the statute, even if the legislator was actively involved in drafting and enacting the legislation.”

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Judges: Reynoldson, Harris, McGiverin, Schultz, Wolle

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