STATE EX REL. FACHES v. WEDELSTEDT

No. 2-56890.

250 N.W.2d 64 (1977)

STATE of Iowa ex rel. William G. FACHES, Linn County Attorney, Appellant, v. Edward WEDELSTEDT, d/b/a Eddies Enterprises, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Horan, Phillip D. Klinger, Van D. Zimmer, Asst. Linn County Attys., for appellant.

James L. Chipokas and John C. Platt, of Chipokas, Koehler, Platt & Merrifield, Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, REES, REYNOLDSON, and HARRIS, JJ.


RAWLINGS, Justice.

Plaintiff State appeals from an adverse adjudication entered in an equity action seeking to enjoin the nuisance alleged operation of a massage parlor. We affirm.

By petition filed August 29, 1973, the Linn County Attorney asserted defendants' business establishment (Sultan's Palace in Cedar Rapids) constituted a nuisance because it was being used "for purposes of lewdness and/or prostitution as defined in Chapter 724.1" and "Chapter 99 of...

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