Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 359.18 (2026)

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In counties having a population of less than twenty-five thousand, where the trustees institute, or are made parties to, litigation in connection with the performance of their duties, as provided in this chapter, the county attorney, as a part of the county attorney’s official duties, shall appear in behalf of the township trustees, except in cases in which the interests of the county and those of the trustees are adverse. [S13, §564; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.18] Referred to in §331.756(54), 359.19

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Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Matthew Jay Hopkins v. John Robert Dickey (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).

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Matthew Jay Hopkins v. John Robert Dickey (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The court ordered Hopkins to replace the east half of the fence “with a five- stranded barbed wire fence consistent with the historic fence which has been utilized by the parties and their predecessors,” said barbed wire being in compliance with Iowa Code section 359.18(3) and…”

— Iowa Code § 359.18(3) — 1 case

Matthew Jay Hopkins v. John Robert Dickey (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “The court ordered Hopkins to replace the east half of the fence “with a five- stranded barbed wire fence consistent with the historic fence which has been utilized by the parties and their predecessors,” said barbed wire being in compliance with Iowa Code section 359.18(3) and…”

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