CITY OF JANESVILLE v. McCARTNEY

No. 67433.

326 N.W.2d 785 (1982)

The CITY OF JANESVILLE, Iowa, Plaintiff, v. Ralph F. McCARTNEY, Judge of the District Court of Iowa in and for Bremer County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale E. Goeke and Gary J. Boveia, Waverly, for plaintiff.

Considered by LeGRAND, P.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and McGIVERIN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review a district court ruling that nullified a city speeding ordinance and reversed two magistrate's convictions under the ordinance. We agree that the ordinance should not have been nullified and hence sustain the writ.

Janesville ordinance 2.1-2.0411 established a speed limit of 35 miles per hour along a stretch of Iowa Highway 218 which extends within the corporate limits. Signs were posted which informed the motorists...

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