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Charles Furnald v. Anthony Hughes
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This case requires that we consider the scope of Iowa’s savings statute that continues the deadline imposed by the statute of limitations for six months when “the plaintiff, for any cause except negligence in its prosecution, fails therein.” Iowa Code § 614.10 (2009). In this case, the plaintiff brought a personal injury action arising out of an automobile accident. The plaintiff voluntaril... More... $0 (09-30-2011 - IA)
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Jody Borgman v. Ryan Kedley
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Ryan Kedley, an agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, arrested Jody Borgman for trespass when she entered the Wild Rose Casino after having signed two voluntary exclusion forms at the casino's predecessor establishment. After the charge against her was dropped, Borgman brought this action against Kedley and the Wild Rose Casino, alleging violations of her constitutional rights unde... More... $0 (07-19-2011 - IA)
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Larry Schaefer v. Raymond Schaeffer
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In this quiet title action, we must decide whether, under Iowa law, a bankruptcy court’s order voiding a debtor’s transfer of real estate to a transferee automatically returns the property titles to the debtor. The district court found in favor of the Schaefers after the bankruptcy court voided the transfer of the property from the Schaefers to G.R.D. in favor of the trustee. We transferred th... More... $0 (02-25-2011 - IA)
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Dennis Langwith v. American National General Insurance Company
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The primary issue presented by this appeal is the scope of liability of an insurance agent to her clients. The appellants, Dennis Langwith and his son, Ben Langwith, sued Dennis’s insurance agent, appellee Janet Fitzgerald, alleging she breached a duty of reasonable care, which resulted in their partially uninsured exposure on a personal injury claim filed against them. The Langwith plaintiffs c... More... $0 (12-30-2010 - IA)
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Kim Manning v. American Republic Ins. Co.
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Kim Iann Manning (“Manning”) was denied short-term disability benefits and subsequently terminated from employment by American Republic Insurance Company (“ARIC”). She sought judicial review of the benefits decision under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. 29 U.S.C. § 1132 et seq. She also asserted ERISA retaliation and interference claims. The district court2 affirmed ARIC’s ... More... $0 (05-12-2010 - IA)
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Kim Iann Manning v. American Republic Insurance Company
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Kim Iann Manning (“Manning”) was denied short-term disability benefits and subsequently terminated from employment by American Republic Insurance Company (“ARIC”). She sought judicial review of the benefits decision under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. 29 U.S.C. § 1132 et seq. She also asserted ERISA retaliation and interference claims. The district court2 affirmed ARIC’s ... More... $0 (05-13-2010 - IA)
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Joshua Richard Braunschweig v. Summer Rae Fahrenkrog f/k/a Summer Rae Frank
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Appellee, Joshua Braunschweig, seeks further review of the court of appeals decision reversing the district court’s grant of his application to change the surname of the parties’ minor child. The court of appeals determined the matter was governed by the name change procedures under Iowa Code chapter 674 instead of the procedures for initial name determinations under Iowa Code chapter 598. We ... More... $0 (10-18-2009 - IA)
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Boyd Jacobs and Bernita Jacobs vs. David DeSotel
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The parties to this appeal were family by marriage on April 29, 1977 when they entered into (1) a contract for the lease of a parcel of land, and (2) a separate contract for the purchase of a home to be constructed on the leased parcel. Boyd and Bernita Jacobs, with the express wish to provide a home for their daughter Nancy, and her then-husband David DeSotel, agreed to lease the parcel loc... More... $0 (10-12-2004 - IA)
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IN THE INTEREST OF S.P. AND K.P., Minor Children, M.J., Father, Appellant, STATE OF IOWA, Appellee.
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Family Law - Child Custody: The father of two children appealed from a judgment of the district court terminating his parental rights. He contended that the State terminated his parental rights without notice to him.
We transferred the case to the court of appeals. The court of appeals found there was insufficient evidence that the State had conducted a reasonably diligent search in attemptin... More... $0 (12-17-2003 - IA)
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City of Marquette, Iowa v. Steven A. Gaede and Ruth Gaede
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Steven A. Gaede and Ruth Gaede, who claim ownership of a thirty-three-foot strip of land that the City of Marquette claims is a city street, appeal from a decree quieting title to the disputed strip in the city. The Gaedes urge that (1) the platted street that forms the basis for the city's claim never extended far enough east to coincide with the area in dispute, (2) the city's claim is barred... More... $0 (12-19-2003 - IA)
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