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Ryan Bessine v. Thomas L. Shockley
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This case involves the disputed ownership of the land and a portion of a garage located in Burlington, Iowa. The trial court denied the Bessines’ (Ryan, Julie, David, and Kathy) request for reformation of deeds, or alternatively, imposition of an implied easement. We affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
The Bessines wanted to renovate the second floor of buildings they own ... More... $0 (08-24-2011 - IA)
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Mark Peak v. Ellis Adams
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Iowa has a strong public policy favoring settlements. This appeal decides the enforceability of a “Release of All Claims” that plaintiff, Mark Peak, signed on the advice of his attorney. Peak broke his leg while helping defendants, Ellis and Rachel Adams, move furniture using a rented U-Haul truck. The liability insurer for U-Haul paid its policy limits of $20,000 to Peak and his attorney in e... More... $0 (07-01-2011 - IA)
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Titan Insurance Company v. McKinley Hyten
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In an insurance application submitted to plaintiff Titan Insurance Company on August 24, 2007, defendant McKinley Hyten represented that she possessed a valid driver’s license as of that date. In reality, Hyten’s license had been suspended and was not restored until nearly a month later, on September 20, 2007. In February 2008, Hyten was involved in an automobile accident in which defendants M... More... $0 (02-01-2011 - MI)
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Ohio Casualty Insurance Company v. W.N. McMurry Construction Co.
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[¶1] These three consolidated appeals arise out of W.N. McMurry Construction’s (McMurry Construction) legal action to recover for two separate incidents involving two separate insurance policies. Both policies were issued to it by Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (Ohio Casualty). BW Insurance Agency (BW Insurance), an independent insurance agency, was the procuring agent for both policies.
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Margaret Russell Law v. Law Company Building Associates
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Margaret Russell Law (MRL) appeals a summary judgment against her on claims of breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, reformation of contract, and declaratory judgment, all of which were asserted by her against Law Company Building Associates (LCBA) and The Law Company (Law Co.) (collectively referred to as "defendants") arising from a financing agreement on... More... $0 (07-10-2009 - KS)
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Board of Commissioners of Pitkin County v. Timroth
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The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners ("the County") seeks review of the court of appeals decision in Timroth v. Oken, 62 P.3d 1042 (Colo. App. 2002). The court of appeals reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the County in a suit filed by respondent Grant Curtis Timroth ("Timroth"). Timroth had filed a complaint in Pitkin County District Court seeking to... More... $0 (03-10-2004 - CO)
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Joe and Margaret Whisenhunt v. First State Bank of Conway
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Appellants Joe and Margaret Whisenhunt appeal from the trial court's reformation of a deed. The deed reflected a 1999 transaction in which appellants sold a commercial lot in Conway to John Allison and Robert Adcock. Allison and Adcock in turn sold the lot to appellee First State Bank. In 2001, the Bank asked the trial court to reform the deed to extend the lot's border a few feet westward. That r... More... $0 (11-08-2002 - AR)
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