PROUTY v. CLAYTON CTY.

No. 60395.

264 N.W.2d 761 (1978)

William A. PROUTY, and Cheryl Prouty, a minor, by William A. Prouty, her father and next friend, Appellants, v. CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa, Clayton County Iowa Board of Supervisors, Gerald Stence, Kermit Klinge and Charles Meyers, as Members of the Clayton County, Iowa Board of Supervisors, and Clayton County, Iowa Engineer, Milton Johnson, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Buchheit, West Union, for appellants.

Harold H. Pahlas, County Atty., and Kevin H. Clefisch, Asst. County Atty., for appellees.

Considered by MOORE, C. J., and MASON, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.


MOORE, Chief Justice.

This case arises from defendant County's alleged failure to maintain a road, eighttenths of a mile long, that runs adjacent to property owned and resided upon by plaintiffs. Trial court dismissed plaintiffs' damage and mandamus action whereby they sought to compel county maintenance of the road. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On November 20, 1975, plaintiffs commenced the present action in Clayton County District Court...

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