MRM, INC. v. CITY OF DAVENPORT

No. 62886.

290 N.W.2d 338 (1980)

MRM, INC. d/b/a New Paris Massage; Bobby James Walker d/b/a Pleasure Palace Massage; James Touet d/b/a Cheri's Bath and Massage; William Cagle d/b/a K's Bath and Massage; Dilar Investments, Inc. d/b/a Gentle Touch, Lady Fingers Massage and Soft Touch; William Cagle and Becky Mayers, Appellants, v. CITY OF DAVENPORT, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doren Shifley and Thomas M. Kelly, Jr., of Shifley & Kelly, Davenport, for appellants.

Earl A. Payson and E. Scott Hartsook, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Davenport, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs by declaratory judgment action sought to establish the unconstitutionality of a new Davenport ordinance which extensively regulates massage parlors and persons engaging in that activity. From an adverse judgment plaintiffs appeal and we affirm.

June 15, 1977, defendant City of Davenport enacted ordinance 18.05, entitled "Massage Establishments and Massage Services." This seventeen-page regulation specified detailed requirements...

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