BUSINESS VENTURES, INC., Appellee, v. IOWA CITY, Iowa, Appellant. No. 2-56006.Supreme Court of Iowa. October 15, 1975. APPEAL FROM JOHNSON DISTRICT COURT, HAROLD D. VIETOR, J. Page 377 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 378 Jay H. Honohan of Honohan, […]
Category: Iowa Court Opinions
BERGER v. AMANA SOCIETY, 253 Iowa 378 (1962)
111 N.W.2d 753 ADOLPH T. BERGER et al., appellants, v. AMANA SOCIETY et al., appellees. No. 50349.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 14, 1961. Rehearing Denied January 8, 1962. TRIAL: Adjudication of law points — law of case during 1 further proceedings. A final order adjudicating a law point under rule 105, R.C.P., is the law […]
IN RE ESTATE OF SCHROPFER, 225 Iowa 576 (1938)
281 N.W. 139 IN RE ESTATE OF FRANK SCHROPFER. MAHER MULLIN, Appellees, v. I.J. SAYRS et al., Appellants, ANNA STARK et al., Interveners, Appellants. No. 44173.Supreme Court of Iowa. August 5, 1938. Rehearing Denied November 18, 1938. ATTORNEY AND CLIENT: Attorney’s fee fixed by agreement of heirs 1 — conclusiveness where no creditors involved. The […]
IN RE ESTATE OF GISLER, 242 Iowa 933 (1951)
48 N.W.2d 866 IN RE ESTATE OF FRANK GISLER. MARY GREEN, appellee, v. HENRY GISLER, appellant. No. 47851.Supreme Court of Iowa. July 10, 1951. WILLS: Latent ambiguity in description of devise — extrinsic 1 evidence. Where the testator devised two adjoining farms, describing them only as “my farm known as the home farm” and “my […]
STATE v. ROBINSON, 720 N.W.2d 191 (Iowa App. 2006)
STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANNY RAY ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-0205Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed May 10, 2006 [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Eliza J. Ovrom, Judge. Danny Robinson appeals his judgment and sentence for first-degree arson, alleging […]
MEIER v. ALFA-LAVAL, INC., 454 N.W.2d 576 (Iowa 1990)
Edward M. MEIER and Evadine Meier, Appellants, Joseph Meier, Karen Meier, and Mark Meier, Plaintiffs, v. ALFA-LAVAL, INC. and Kramer Brothers Dairy Supply, Inc., Appellees. No. 88-1755.Supreme Court of Iowa. April 18, 1990. Rehearing Denied May 23, 1990. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, JONES COUNTY, L. VERN ROBINSON, J. Page 577 Tom Riley and David J. […]
JOHNSON v. WATLAND, 208 Iowa 1370 (1929)
227 N.W. 410 CHARLES JOHNSON, Appellee, v. G.O. WATLAND et al., Appellants. No. 39823.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 12, 1929. BILLS AND NOTES: Indorsement — Indorsement Without Authority — 1 Effect. Where, at a sale of the joint property of a landlord and tenant, promissory notes were, without authority from the landlord or the tenant, […]
BUREAU MARKETING SERVICE v. LEWIS, 220 Iowa 662 (1935)
263 N.W. 7 BUREAU MARKETING SERVICE et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. J.H. LEWIS, Receiver, et al., Defendants; FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Chicago, Defendant, Appellant. DR. J.D. SHIVELY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. J.H. LEWIS, Receiver, et al., Defendants; FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Chicago, Defendant, Appellant. No. 42962.Supreme Court of Iowa. October 23, 1935. BILLS AND NOTES: Negotiability […]
STATE v. STEVENSON, 04-1395 (Iowa App. 9-28-2005)
STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, v. KEVIN RAY STEVENSON, Appellant. No. 5-578 / 04-1395Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed September 28, 2005 Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, William J. Pattinson, Judge. Kevin Ray Stevenson appeals from his conviction for third-degree sexual abuse as a habitual offender. AFFIRMED. Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate […]
OSTREM v. HOME OPPR. MADE EASY, 771 N.W.2d 652 (Iowa App. 2009)
Ostrem ex rel. Ostrem v. Home Opportunities Made Easy, Inc. No. 08-1266.Court of Appeals of Iowa. May 29, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Richard G. Blane II, Judge. Plaintiff appeals from a district court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of defendant. AFFIRMED. Jason D. Walke of Gunderson, Sharp Walke, […]
CITY OF IOWA CITY v. HAGEN ELECTRONICS, 545 N.W.2d 530 (Iowa 1996)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, Iowa, and Iowa City Airport Commission, Appellants, v. HAGEN ELECTRONICS, INC., Appellee. HAGEN ELECTRONICS, INC., Clarence Hagen, and Kenneth Hagen, Appellees, v. The CITY OF IOWA CITY, Iowa, and Johnson County, Iowa, Appellants. No. 94-1427.Supreme Court of Iowa. March 20, 1996. Rehearing Denied April 17, 1996. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, JOHNSON […]
WHITE v. HARPER, 10-0939 (Iowa App. 10-5-2011)
KRISTINA E. WHITE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. ZAKARY R. HARPER, DIANNE HARPER, n/k/a DIANNE MCMINN, CHRISTINE HILL AND DAWN MESSER n/k/a DAWN BEQUEAITH, Respondents-Appellants. No. 1-594 / 10-0939Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed October 5, 2011. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mark D. Cleve (trial) and Nancy S. Tabor (jurisdiction hearing), Judges. Dianne […]
IN RE WILL OF SCHEINER, 215 Iowa 1101 (1933)
247 N.W. 532 IN RE WILL OF ANNINE C. SCHEINER. No. 41559.Supreme Court of Iowa. March 14, 1933. WILLS: Construction — Intestacy Because of Erroneous Adjudication. An unappealed adjudication, tho erroneous, that one clause of a will conveyed no personal property except the “household goods and effects” of testator necessarily results in intestacy as to […]
STATE v. ADCOCK, 01-1637 (Iowa App. 11-15-2002)
STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID MICHAEL ADCOCK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 2-798 / 01-1637.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed November 15, 2002. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, GEORGE BERGESON, Judge. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, for domestic abuse assault, enhanced, in violation of Iowa Code section 708.2A(3)(b) […]
STEWART v. JUDY, 752 N.W.2d 36 (Iowa App. 2008)
Stewart v. Judy. No. 07-1510.Court of Appeals of Iowa. April 30, 2008. [EDITORS’ NOTE: THE PUBLICATION STATUS OF THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PRECEDENTIAL VALUE OF CASES WHICH ARE NOT YET PUBLISHED IS GOVERNED BY IOWA CT. R. 6.14 (5).] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mills County, Gregory W. Steensland, Judge. […]
FELL v. BRADSHAW, 205 Iowa 100 (1928)
215 N.W. 595 DAVID M. FELL, Appellant, v. KATE BRADSHAW et al., Appellees. Supreme Court of Iowa. October 18, 1927. Rehearing Denied January 20, 1928. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION: Advancements — Burden of Proof. An irrevocable gift by a parent to a child is presumptively an advancement, but the child may show, by any competent evidence, […]
STATE v. SPEICHER, 99-1931 (Iowa App. 11-8-2000)
STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES DARYL SPEICHER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 0-621 / 99-1931.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed November 8, 2000. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS OPINION IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION.] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, DONNA L. PAULSEN, Judge. Defendant […]
DITCH v. HESS, 292 N.W.2d 397 (Iowa 1980)
Mary DITCH, Larry Ditch and Leonard Ditch, Appellants, v. Charles E. HESS and Maude K. Hess, Appellants. No. 63378.Supreme Court of Iowa. May 21, 1980. APPEAL FROM LINN DISTRICT COURT, ROBERT E. FORD, J. Guy P. Booth, Jr., Cedar Rapids, for appellants. James A. Piersall, Cedar Rapids, for appellees. Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and LeGRAND, […]
STATE v. WINFREY, 221 N.W.2d 269 (Iowa 1974)
STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Robert Steven WINFREY, Appellant. No. 55861.Supreme Court of Iowa. August 28, 1974. APPEAL FROM POLK DISTRICT COURT, JOHN N. HUGHES, J. Page 270 Anthony M. Critelli, Des Moines, and Michael J. Laughlin, Urbandale, for appellant. Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Fred M. Haskins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ray A. Fenton, […]
C. MAC CHAMBERS CO. v. IOWA TAE KWON DO ACADEMY, 412 N.W.2d 593 (Iowa 1987)
C. MAC CHAMBERS COMPANY, INC., Appellee, v. IOWA TAE KWON DO ACADEMY, INC.; Acta Fitness Center, Ltd.; In Mook Kim and Ki Tae Kim, Appellants. KRAGIE-NEWELL ADVERTISING, INC., Appellee, v. IOWA TAE KWON DO ACADEMY, INC.; Acta Fitness Center, Ltd.; In Mook Kim and Ki Tae Kim, Appellants. No. 86-135.Supreme Court of Iowa. September 23, […]