TEAMSTERS 147 v. WAPELLO COUNTY

No. 87-1362.

433 N.W.2d 723 (1988)

OVER THE ROAD, CITY TRANSFER DRIVERS, HELPERS, DOCKMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN, INSIDE WORKERS, STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, TEAMSTERS 147, Appellees, v. WAPELLO COUNTY, Wapello County Board of Supervisors, Wapello County Assessor, and Wapello County Conference Board, Appellants, and City of Ottumwa, Iowa, Ottumwa School Board and Ottumwa City Conference Board, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Gaumer, of Webber, Gaumer, Emanuel & Daily, P.C., Ottumwa, for appellants Wapello County Assessor and Wapello County Conference Bd.

R.T. Starken, Asst. County Atty., for appellant Wapello County.

Neil A. Barrick and Lora Jorgensen, Des Moines, for appellee Teamsters 147.

Thomas F. Kintigh, Ottumwa, for appellee city of Ottumwa.

Thomas W. Walter, of Johnson, Bauerle, Hester & Walter, Ottumwa, for appellee Ottumwa Community School Dist.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, NEUMAN and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Former employees of a city seek to enforce an arbitration award. At issue is the responsibility to pay for employment benefits which arose prior to abolition of a city assessor's office where plaintiffs had been employed. The trial court fixed responsibility on the office of the county assessor, which succeeded the city assessor when the city office was closed. We reverse and remand.

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