State Supreme Court / Iowa

Auen v. Alcoholic Beverages Division of Iowa Department of Commerce

Decided May 12, 2004. David Wiggins wrote the opinion for the court.

679 N.W.2d 586 · Cited 204 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

James v. City of Hamburg · 174 Iowa 301
Mosher v. Department of Inspections & Appeals, Health Facilities Division · 671 N.W.2d 501
Norman Williams Co. v. Rice · 108 Cal. App. 3d 348
Midwest Automotive III, LLC v. Iowa Department of Transportation · 646 N.W.2d 417
State v. Wedelstedt · 213 N.W.2d 652
Locate.Plus.Com, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Transportation · 650 N.W.2d 609
State v. McCoy · 618 N.W.2d 324
City of Marion v. Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance · 643 N.W.2d 205
City of Sioux City v. Iowa Department of Commerce · 584 N.W.2d 322
Painters & Allied Trades Local Union 246 v. City of Des Moines · 451 N.W.2d 825

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