GARRISON v. FETTERS

No. 85-399.

383 N.W.2d 550 (1986)

Margaret M. GARRISON, Appellee, v. Meldon FETTERS and Betty Fetters, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meldon Fetters and Betty Fetters, pro se.

Robert A. Wright, Sr. of Wright, Wright & Borseth, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER, and WOLLE, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order in a forcible entry and detainer action, Iowa Code chapter 648, in which the district court ruled that the right of possession to residential property in Des Moines was vested in the plaintiff-landlady, Margaret Garrison. On appeal, the tenants argue (1) Iowa Code section 648.15 (1983), which provides that forcible entry actions are to be tried in equity, unconstitutionally denied them a trial by jury; (2) the thirty...

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