STATE EX REL. TURNER v. UNITED-BUCKINGHAM F. L., INC.

No. 55706.

211 N.W.2d 288 (1973)

STATE of Iowa ex rel. Richard TURNER, Attorney General of Iowa, Appellee, v. UNITED-BUCKINGHAM FREIGHT LINES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Davis, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., John E. Beamer and Larry M. Blumberg, Asst. Attys. Gen., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant trucking company, an interstate common carrier, appeals trial court's decree enjoining it from violating Code § 321.457(6). That simple misdemeanor statute prohibits "double-bottom" trucks more than 60 feet in length from operating on Iowa highways. Plaintiff's petition in equity alleged defendant deliberately violated the statute so often its conduct in doing so is a nuisance which should be enjoined. Trial court found that between...

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