State v. Hill. No. 10-0294.Court of Appeals of Iowa. April 13, 2011. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Boone County, David R. Danilson (pretrial motions) and Dale E. Ruigh (trial), Judges. Jessica Hill appeals her second-degree murder conviction.REVERSED AND REMANDED. Angela L. Campbell of Dickey Campbell Law Firm, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant. Thomas […]
Category: Iowa Court Opinions
FANSHER v. PEOPLE’S TR. SAV. BANK, 204 Iowa 449 (1927)
215 N.W. 498 L.M. FANSHER, Guardian, Appellant, v. PEOPLE’S TRUST SAVINGS BANK, Appellee. Supreme Court of Iowa. October 18, 1927. GUARDIAN AND WARD: Authority — Authority to Borrow — Scope. 1 Court authority to a guardian to borrow money for the support and education of the ward is no authority to hypothecate the ward’s property […]
SWEAT v. SWEAT, 238 Iowa 999 (1947)
29 N.W.2d 180 GRACE SWEAT, Appellee, v. CLARENCE SWEAT, Appellant. No. 47017.Supreme Court of Iowa. October 14, 1947. HUSBAND AND WIFE: Separate maintenance — inhuman treatment 1 endangering life as ground — same proof required as for divorce. When separate maintenance is asked on the ground of inhuman treatment endangering life, the standard and degree […]
MOFFITT v. FUTURE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATES, 258 Iowa 1160 (1966)
140 N.W.2d 108, 141 N.W.2d 776 HOWARD F. MOFFITT, appellant, v. FUTURE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATES, INC., and SCOTT JORDAN, trustee for the Emma Davies estate, appellees. No. 51899.Supreme Court of Iowa. February 8, 1966. ADVERSE POSSESSION: Tax certificates — no bar to claim by 1 adverse possession. Issuance of tax certificates to the county as purchaser […]
IN RE MARRIAGE OF TYERMAN, 789 N.W.2d 165 (Iowa App. 2010)
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JAMIE SUE TYERMAN AND BRANDON REEVES TYERMAN Upon the Petition of JAMIE SUE TYERMAN, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, And Concerning BRANDON REEVES TYERMAN, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. No. 0-390 / 09-1383.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed August 11, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, William Joy (sanctions order) and Gregory A. Hulse […]
STATE v. BUGELY, 562 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1997)
STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Mark Kane BUGELY, Appellant. No. 95-1839.Supreme Court of Iowa. April 23, 1997. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, STORY COUNTY, CARL D. BAKER, J. Page 174 Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia Reynolds, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Robert P. Ewald, Assistant Attorney General, […]
LEWIS v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS., 452 N.W.2d 386 (Iowa 1990)
Lynn LEWIS, Jr., Appellant, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. No. 89-878.Supreme Court of Iowa. March 21, 1990. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, POLK COUNTY, ROD RYAN, J. R. Ronald Pogge of Hopkins Huebner, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant. David L. Leitner of Davis, Grace, Horvath, Gonnerman Rouwenhorst, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee. […]
WALLER v. PRITCHARD, 201 Iowa 1364 (1926)
202 N.W. 770 WAYNE WALLER et al., Appellants, v. W.S. PRITCHARD et al., Appellees. Supreme Court of Iowa. March 17, 1925. Rehearing Denied June 21, 1926. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS: Fiscal Management — Unauthorized 1 Debt — Curing Illegality in Contract. Any invalidity in a contract for the construction of a street improvement arising from the fact […]
STATE v. CONNER, 02-0971 (Iowa App. 6-25-2003)
STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLOYD VANCE CONNER, JR., Defendant-Appellant. No. 3-382 / 02-0971.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed June 25, 2003. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Douglas Staskal, Judge. Floyd Conner, Jr. appeals his convictions, following jury trial, for five counts of forgery and one count of ongoing criminal conduct.AFFIRMED. […]
IN RE ESTATE OF FAGIN, 246 Iowa 496 (1955)
66 N.W.2d 920 IN RE ESTATE OF SAM FAGIN. KENNETH M. DUNLOP, administrator in Johnson County, Iowa, resistant-appellee, v. W.S. WEINSTEIN, administrator cum testamento annexo in Rock Island County, Illinois, applicant-appellant; RALPH L. PILGER et al., claimants. No. 48594.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 16, 1954. Rehearing Denied January 14, 1955. EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS: Jurisdiction — […]
IN RE K.S., 777 N.W.2d 129 (Iowa App. 2009)
K.S., In re. No. 09-1355.Court of Appeals of Iowa. November 12, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mary Howes, Judge. A mother appeals from the order terminating her parental rights. AFFIRMED. Jack E. Dusthimer, Davenport, for appellant mother. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kathrine Miller-Todd, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Walton, […]
CLARK v. IOWA DEPT. OF JOB SERVICE, 317 N.W.2d 517 (Iowa App. 1982)
Albert R. CLARK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF JOB SERVICE and General Thermo, Inc., Respondents-Appellees. No. 2-66368.Court of Appeals of Iowa. January 26, 1982. APPEAL FROM JONES DISTRICT COURT, AUGUST F. HONSELL, JR., J. Lois Cox of Legal Services Corp. of Iowa, Iowa City, for petitioner-appellant. Page 518 Walter F. Maley, Blair H. Dewey and […]
STATE v. LOSEY, 728 N.W.2d 224 (Iowa App. 2006)
State v. Losey. No. 05-1745.Court of Appeals of Iowa. December 28, 2006. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Alan L. […]
BUGLEY v. STATE, 596 N.W.2d 893 (Iowa 1999)
ARTHUR BUGLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA, Appellee. No. 107 / 98-608.Supreme Court of Iowa. Filed June 3, 1999. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Dewie J. Gaul, Judge. Appeal from order granting motion for summary judgment dismissing a petition for postconviction relief. AFFIRMED. Page 894 Martha M. McMinn, Sioux City, for […]
MATTER OF ESTATE OF MYERS, 269 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 1978)
In the Matter of the ESTATE of Lovell MYERS, Deceased. Appeal of John D. RANDALL. No. 61038.Supreme Court of Iowa. August 30, 1978. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, LINN COUNTY, HAROLD D. VIETOR AND ROBERT OSMUNDSON, JJ. John D. Randall, pro se, and Ronald W. Wendt and Jon M. McCright, Cedar Rapids, for appellant. Thomas M. […]
CITY OF SIOUX CITY v. CIVIL SERVICE COMM., 247 Iowa 1254 (1956)
78 N.W.2d 833 CITY OF SIOUX CITY, a Municipal Corporation, appellee, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION of Sioux City, Iowa, et al., defendants; HOWARD C. KINGSBURY, intervenor-appellant. No. 48987.Supreme Court of Iowa. October 16, 1956. CIVIL SERVICE: Seniority — right to revert to next lower 1 grade. A city employee who qualified under civil service and […]
BIRUM-OLSON CO. v. JOHNSON, 213 Iowa 439 (1931)
239 N.W. 123 BIRUM-OLSON COMPANY INC., Appellant, v. H.F. JOHNSON, Appellee. No. 41076.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 24, 1931. SALES: Requisites and Validity of Contract — Offer or Order — 1 Insufficient Acceptance by Corporation. A contract for the purchase of an article from a corporation is not established by the simple, naked showing that […]
IN RE ESTATE OF McCLINTOCK, 254 Iowa 593 (1962)
118 N.W.2d 540 IN RE ESTATE OF MARVIN A. McCLINTOCK, deceased. KENNETH BRINKER, appellee, v. MARVIN A. McCLINTOCK ESTATE and MAXINE McCLINTOCK, administratrix, appellants. No. 50804.Supreme Court of Iowa. December 11, 1962. DISMISSAL AND NONSUIT: Release by plaintiff upon payment by 1 defendant’s insurer — counterclaim not settled — rights reserved to defendant. In a […]
CHAMPLIN v. WALKER, 249 N.W.2d 839 (Iowa 1977)
Theodore P. CHAMPLIN, Appellant, v. Miles WALKER, Appellee. No. 2-57498.Supreme Court of Iowa. January 19, 1977. APPEAL FROM WOODBURY DISTRICT COURT, D.M. PENDLETON, J. Page 840 Frank Jacobs of Davis, Jacobs Gaul, David J. Blair and McQueen Dandos, Sioux City, for appellant. Robert E. Beebe of Kindig, Beebe, McCluhan, Rawlings Nieland, Sioux City, for appellee. […]
STATE v. BRUSTKERN, 170 N.W.2d 389 (Iowa 1969)
STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Arthur J. BRUSTKERN, Appellant. No. 53305.Supreme Court of Iowa. September 5, 1969. APPEAL FROM BLACK HAWK DISTRICT COURT, GEORGE C. HEATH, J. Isadore Nadler and Roger F. Rader, Waterloo, for appellant. Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., William A. Claerhout, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Roger F. Peterson, County Atty., for appellee. […]