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CITY OF MUSCATINE v. NORTHBROOK

No. 98-1070.

619 N.W.2d 362 (2000)

CITY OF MUSCATINE, Appellee, v. NORTHBROOK PARTNERSHIP CO., Northbrook Partners Co., and Gregory A. Johnston d/b/a Northbrook Partners Co., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey G. Allbee, Jr. and R. Craig Oppel of Allbee, Barclay, Allison, Denning & Person, P.C., Muscatine, for appellee.

Gregory A. Johnston, Muscatine, and Patrick W. O'Bryan of O'Bryan Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellants.

Considered en banc.

McGIVERIN, Senior Judge.*

The question here is whether a city has authority under Iowa statutory law to pursue a personal judgment action against a property owner to recover demolition costs incurred by the city in abating a nuisance on the owner's property.

The district court concluded that a city has such authority under Iowa statutory law and entered judgment for the city. Our court...

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