JUDICIAL BRANCH v. LINN COUNTY

No. 10-0163.

800 N.W.2d 569 (2011)

JUDICIAL BRANCH and STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Plaintiffs, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR LINN COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Pamela D. Griebel , Assistant Attorney General, for plaintiffs.

Raphael M. Scheetz , Cedar Rapids , and D. Lew Eells of Eells & Tronvold, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for defendant.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

It not uncommonly happens, that there are two statutes existing at one time, clashing in whole or in part with each other, and neither of them containing any repealing clause or expression. In such a case, it is the province of the courts to liquidate and fix their meaning and operation.

The Federalist No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton).

In this proceeding, we are asked to determine...

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