SWENUMSON v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 56059.

210 N.W.2d 660 (1973)

Delmar Edson SWENUMSON, Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. L. Donohue, West Union, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Peter E. Voorhees, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Submitted to MOORE, C.J., and MASON, REYNOLDSON, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

This is an appeal from trial court's judgment revoking plaintiff's driver's license for 180 days because of his refusal to submit to a chemical test under the implied consent law, chapter 321B, The Code. We affirm.

The sole issue is whether plaintiff refused to take the test within the meaning of § 321B.7, The Code.

A peace officer is authorized to request a specified chemical test of a "person who operates a motor vehicle...

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