WILLIAM E. MALONE JR. and SHARON J. MALONE, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LEO DAVID FLATTERY, GRACE M. FLATTERY, JEFFREY EDWARD FLATTERY, PAT FLATTERY, GAROLD DAVID FLATTERY, LENELLE FLATTERY, MARILYN ANN POPSON, BRIAN JOSEPH FLATTERY, CYNTHIA MARIE REINKE, BRYAN REINKE, MICHAEL ANTHONY FLATTERY, SARAH FLATTERY, TIMOTHY JOHN CRALL, and DEANN L. CRALL, Defendants-Appellees. TIMOTHY JOHN CRALL and DEANN […]
Category: Iowa Court Opinions
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF v. DISTRICT COURT, 594 N.W.2d 421 (Iowa 1999)
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant. No. 75 / 99-219Supreme Court of Iowa. Filed April 28, 1999 Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Paul R. Huscher, Judge. Sheriff filed petition for writ of certiorari challenging district court decision denying his application for an order compelling jail […]
STATE v. JACOBSMEIER, 229 Iowa 878 (1940)
294 N.W. 920 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, v. J.C. JACOBSMEIER, Appellant. No. 45261.Supreme Court of Iowa. December 10, 1940. MOTOR VEHICLES: Injuries from operation — criminal responsibility — reckless driving — striking pedestrian when rounding curve at night — conviction unwarranted. Record in prosecution for reckless driving, showing that defendant traveling outside city limits at […]
NOLIN v. TOOL, 710 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa App. 2005)
MICHAEL G. NOLIN and DIANNA MARIE NOLIN, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. JAMES A. TOOL and M. CYNTHIA TOOL, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. No. 5-776 / 05-0741Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed November 23, 2005 [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Dale B. Hagen, Judge. Plaintiffs […]
LOHR v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, 232 Iowa 1140 (1943)
7 N.W.2d 781 F.W. LOHR, Appellee, v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Appellant. No. 46166.Supreme Court of Iowa. February 9, 1943. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS: Negligence in maintenance of street. The facts arc reviewed, in regard to injuries caused by driving into a hole which had been dug by a city in a street and which was left […]
SUPREME COURT BOARD v. VINYARD, 656 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 2003)
IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. MICHAEL CHARLES VINYARD, Respondent. No. 183 / 02-1596Supreme Court of Iowa. Filed January 23, 2003 On review of the report of the Grievance Commission. Grievance Commission reports respondent has committed ethical violations and recommends revocation of respondent’s license to practice law. LICENSE REVOKED. Page […]
IN THE INTEREST OF T.M., 00-1553 (Iowa App. 4-27-2001)
IN THE INTEREST OF T.M., Minor Child, P.A.M., Mother, Appellant. No. 1-150 / 00-1553.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed April 27, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Jane Mylrea, District Associate Judge. A mother appeals the decision of the […]
CUTLER v. KLASS, WHICHER MISHNE, 473 N.W.2d 178 (Iowa 1991)
Karen M. CUTLER, Executor of the Estate of Daniel T. Cutler, Deceased, Appellant, v. KLASS, WHICHER MISHNE; Marvin J. Klass; Theodore M. Whicher; Robert D. Mishne; David C. Nyberg; Willis A. Buell; James C. Hanks; Roger L. Carter; Janet J. Brown; and James R. Villone, and each of them individually, Appellees. No. 90-823.Supreme Court of […]
SMITHWAY MOTOR XPRESS v. LIBERTY MUT., 484 N.W.2d 192 (Iowa 1992)
SMITHWAY MOTOR XPRESS, INC., Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Appellee. No. 91-285.Supreme Court of Iowa. April 15, 1992. APPEAL FROM IOWA DISTRICT COURT, WEBSTER COUNTY, LOUIE F. BEISSER, J. Page 193 Blake Parker of Parker Fors, Fort Dodge, for appellant. Patrick J. McNulty of Grefe Sidney, Des Moines, for appellee. Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., […]
SUPREME CT. BD. OF PROF. ETHICS v. STEFANI, 616 N.W.2d 550 (Iowa 2000)
IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. STEVEN A. STEFANI, Respondent. No. 92 / 00-210.Supreme Court of Iowa. Filed September 7, 2000. On review of the report of the Grievance Commission. Lawyer disciplinary action involving use of illegal drugs. LICENSESUSPENDED. Page 551 Norman G. Bastemeyer and Charles L. Harrington, Des Moines, […]
DEWEESE v. IOWA TRANSIT LINES, 218 Iowa 1327 (1935)
256 N.W. 428 RALPH N. DEWEESE, Appellant, v. IOWA TRANSIT LINES et al., Appellees. No. 42506.Supreme Court of Iowa. September 18, 1934. Rehearing Denied January 19, 1935. TRIAL: Instructions — Absence of Evidence to Support. Instructions which submit to the jury the questions whether a defendant has shown legal excuses, (1) for exceeding a statutory […]
POWELL v. McBLAIN, 222 Iowa 799 (1937)
269 N.W. 883 HELEN POWELL et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. CORRINE ELIZABETH McBLAIN, Defendant, Appellant; HUBERT PYE, Executor, Defendant. No. 43679.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 24, 1936. Rehearing Denied March 12, 1937. WILLS: Contract to devise or bequeath — irrevocableness of will. 1 A will is irrevocable when executed in compliance with a contract which […]
STATE v. WALKER, 801 N.W.2d 32 (Iowa App. 2011)
State v. Walker. No. 10-0525.Court of Appeals of Iowa. April 13, 2011. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, James D. Birkenholz, Judge. Following the granting of discretionary review, the State requests reversal of a district court order suppressing the results of a breath test administered to the defendant.REVERSED AND REMANDED. Thomas J. […]
FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA v. WOODS, 480 N.W.2d 61 (Iowa 1992)
The FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA, A Corporation, Appellant, v. Donald J. WOODS and Lola Jean Woods, Appellees. No. 90-747.Supreme Court of Iowa. January 22, 1992. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, FAYETTE COUNTY, L.D. LYBBERT, J. Page 62 Dale L. Putnam of Putnam and Strand Law Office, Decorah, for appellant. Larry F. Woods, Oelwein, for appellees. […]
BOOKHART v. GREENLEASE-LIED MOTOR CO., 215 Iowa 8 (1932)
244 N.W. 721 F.M. BOOKHART, Appellee, v. GREENLEASE-LIED MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant. No. 41511.Supreme Court of Iowa. October 19, 1932. AUTOMOBILES: Injuries from Operation — Guest or Gratuitous Passenger. A person who contemplates the purchase of an automobile, and, on the invitation of the salesman, enters the car in order to observe the operation of the […]
HARDING v. McCULLOUGH, 236 Iowa 556 (1945)
19 N.W.2d 613 L.R. HARDING, Petitioner, v. W.A. McCULLOUGH, Judge, Respondent. No. 46631.Supreme Court of Iowa. July 27, 1945. CONTEMPT: Contemptuous conduct of an attorney. The attorney for 1 a defendant in a criminal proceeding presented a defective bond to the judge before whom the matter was pending and upon the refusal of the judge […]
HANSON v. REICHELT, 452 N.W.2d 164 (Iowa 1990)
Lloyd L. HANSON and Valora J. Hanson, Administrators of the Estate of Dennis L. Hanson, Deceased, Appellants, v. Sherman REICHELT, Employer, and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier, Appellees. No. 88-1808.Supreme Court of Iowa. February 21, 1990. Reconsideration Denied March 21, 1990. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, POLK COUNTY, ARTHUR E. GAMBLE, J. Page 165 […]
STATE v. LOUWRENS, 792 N.W.2d 649 (Iowa 2010)
STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Donna Kay LOUWRENS, Appellee. No. 08-1862.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 24, 2010. Appeal from the District Court, Emmet County, Donald J. Page 650 Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General, and Douglas R. Hansen, County Attorney, for appellant. John L. Sandy of Sandy Law Firm, P.C., […]
BORDEN v. SELDEN, 259 Iowa 808 (1966)
146 N.W.2d 306 ROBERT M. BORDEN et al., appellants, v. MARVIN R. SELDEN, JR., State Comptroller, et al., appellees. No. 52367.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 15, 1966. STATUTES: Presumption of constitutionality. All presumptions 1 are in favor of the constitutionality of a statute and it will not be held invalid unless it is clear, plain […]
IN RE MARRIAGE OF FIELDS, 508 N.W.2d 730 (Iowa 1993)
In re the MARRIAGE OF Julie FIELDS and Loren L. Fields. Upon the Petition of Julie Fields, Appellee, And Concerning Loren L. Fields, Appellant. No. 92-817.Supreme Court of Iowa. November 24, 1993. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT, JASPER COUNTY, DALE B. HAGEN, J. Page 731 Lee M. Walker of Walker, Knopf Billingsley, Newton, for appellant. Richard […]