Iowa Supreme Court Decisions 2009

ANDERSON CONTRACTING, INC. vs. DSM COPOLYMERS, INC.
Date: December 18, 2009
Docket Number: 070722

JOHN MARGESON, an Individual, and JENNIFER MARGESON, an Individual vs. THERESA A. ARTIS a/k/a TERRI ARTIS, an Individual, and MASYD ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., an Iowa Limited Liability Company
Date: December 18, 2009
Docket Number: 070944

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DAVID A. BROWN and PAMELA S. BROWN, Upon the Petition of DAVID A. BROWN
Date: December 18, 2009
Docket Number: 080948

IN THE INTEREST OF Z.S., Minor Child, STATE OF IOWA
Date: December 18, 2009
Docket Number: 082025

STATE OF IOWA vs. CHAD ALBERT GODFREY
Date: December 11, 2009
Docket Number: 071813

STATE OF IOWA vs. TERRY LELAND BERG, JR.
Date: December 11, 2009
Docket Number: 072043

WAR EAGLE VILLAGE APARTMENTS vs. GENEVA PLUMMER
Date: November 20, 2009
Docket Number: 071217

MIRSAD BEGANOVIC and MINKA BEGANOVIC vs. JOSHUA MUXFELDT and LONNIE G. MUXFELDT
Date: November 20, 2009
Docket Number: 071679

JOE COMES, RILEY PAINT, INC., an Iowa Corporation, SKEFFINGTON'S FORMAL WEAR OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa Corporation, and PATRICIA ANNE LARSEN vs. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington Corporation
Date: November 20, 2009
Docket Number: 072063

DAVID BOTSKO, D.M.D. vs. DAVENPORT CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION and INGELORE NABB
Date: November 13, 2009
Docket Number: 061542070895

ROGER VAN FOSSEN, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF ANN VAN FOSSEN, Deceased vs. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY and INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
Date: November 13, 2009
Docket Number: 061691

CHARLES W. THOMPSON and KARYL J. THOMPSON vs. JAMES F. KACZINSKI and MICHELLE K. LOCKWOOD
Date: November 13, 2009
Docket Number: 080647

STATE OF IOWA vs. RASHEEM DAMONTE BOGAN
Date: November 6, 2009
Docket Number: 81/070660

JOSEPH SPREITZER vs. HAWKEYE STATE BANK
Date: October 30, 2009
Docket Number: 060877

JAMES KEEFE and KATHY KEEFE vs. RENALD BERNARD and McFARLAND CLINIC, P.C.
Date: October 30, 2009
Docket Number: 061939

IN THE INTEREST OF E.L.C., Minor Child, STATE OF IOWA
Date: October 30, 2009
Docket Number: 081483

STEPHEN MARTIN SCOTT vs. DUTTON-LAINSON COMPANY
Date: October 23, 2009
Docket Number: 080365

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. JEFFREY MARK JOHNSON
Date: October 23, 2009
Docket Number: 090765

STEVE EVERLY vs. KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING, LLC, and RANDY FLACK
Date: October 16, 2009
Docket Number: 061695

JOSHUA RICHARD BRAUNSCHWEIG vs. SUMMER RAE FAHRENKROG, f/k/a SUMMER RAE FRANK
Date: October 16, 2009
Docket Number: 080729

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. BRIAN L. EARLEY
Date: October 16, 2009
Docket Number: 090701

VALENTINO MAGHEE vs. STATE OF IOWA
Date: October 9, 2009
Docket Number: 041705

IN THE MATTER OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDED TERMINATION OF THE TEACHING CONTRACT OF JOHN GIANFORTE. JOHN GIANFORTE vs. RICHARD WHITEHEAD and COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: October 9, 2009
Docket Number: 061368

GLEN D. JAHN, LISA A. JAHN and GLEN D. JAHN and LISA A. JAHN as Guardians and Next Friends of CASSIE L. JAHN, Plaintiffs, vs. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY and HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, Inc., d/b/a/ HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Date: October 9, 2009
Docket Number: 071595

STATE OF IOWA vs. JORDAN KEVIN LAMAR BRUEGGER
Date: October 2, 2009
Docket Number: 070352

GE MONEY BANK vs. MARIA MORALES
Date: September 25, 2009
Docket Number: 080427

STATE OF IOWA vs. EDWIN BELLO PAREDES
Date: September 18, 2009
Docket Number: 070237

STATE OF IOWA vs. JORGE CANAL, JR.
Date: September 18, 2009
Docket Number: 071051

HILLS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Hills, Iowa, DAVID E. MOORE, and JOHN MOORE vs. CYNTHIA J. CONVERSE
Date: September 11, 2009
Docket Number: 070535

STATE OF IOWA vs. JENNIFER LYNN SCHULER
Date: September 4, 2009
Docket Number: 070954

STATE OF IOWA vs. RUSSELL WILLIAM SCHULER
Date: September 4, 2009
Docket Number: 071131

ROBERT PAUL FORMARO vs. POLK COUNTY, IOWA; CITY OF ANKENY, IOWA and STATE OF IOWA
Date: September 4, 2009
Docket Number: 080255

ELIZABETH CHACEY DEBOOM vs. RAINING ROSE, INC., CHART ACQUISITION CORP., CHARLES HAMMOND, and ESTATE OF ART CHRISTOFFERSEN
Date: August 28, 2009
Docket Number: 061063

JULIE M. BOYLE vs. ALUM-LINE, INC.
Date: August 28, 2009
Docket Number: 070372

AOL LLC vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Date: August 21, 2009
Docket Number: 071792

IOWA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION vs. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY, IOWA TITLE GUARANTY DIVISION
Date: August 21, 2009
Docket Number: 080133

CYNTHIA MARTINEK vs. BELMOND-KLEMME COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: August 21, 2009
Docket Number: 080565

STEW-Mc DEVELOPMENT, INC., Cross-Appellant, JAMES F. KRESS, Cross-Appellant, JOSEPH SCHMITT and PENNI SCHMITT vs. NANCY M. FISCHER and THOMAS J. FISCHER
Date: August 14, 2009
Docket Number: 070568

KATHLEEN J. COMPIANO, MOSS PROPERTIES, LLC, MARIAH HOWARD, and EVAN HOWARD vs. BOARD OF REVIEW OF POLK COUNTY
Date: August 7, 2009
Docket Number: 070363

U.S. BANK vs. ALISA R. BARBOUR
Date: August 7, 2009
Docket Number: 080485

JAMES B. WILSON vs. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: July 31, 2009
Docket Number: 070101

MARC R. WALLACE, GREGORY A. WELLS, SHANNON BOSWELL, MIKE MURRAY, GAYLE J. MURRAY, KATHLEEN L. GINGERICH, TRACY LYNCH, and SCOTT D. NEAL vs. IOWA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Date: July 31, 2009
Docket Number: 070943

OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE vs. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD
Date: July 31, 2009
Docket Number: 080349

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF VERGESTENE COOPER and BERNARD COOPER Upon the Petition of VERGESTENE COOPER
Date: July 24, 2009
Docket Number: 070563

ANDERSON FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC d/b/a LOAN MAX and LOAN SMART vs. THOMAS J. MILLER, Attorney General of the State of Iowa in His Official Capacity
Date: July 24, 2009
Docket Number: 40/071096

STATE OF IOWA vs. JAMES CARSON EFFLER
Date: July 17, 2009
Docket Number: 061417

AMERICAN EYECARE vs. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Date: July 17, 2009
Docket Number: 071698

KALE SWAINSTON and STEPHANIE SWAINSTON vs. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: July 17, 2009
Docket Number: 080391

DRAKE UNIVERSITY and EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY vs. ANGELA DAVIS
Date: July 17, 2009
Docket Number: 080639

IN RE THE DETENTION OF GELEN KENDRICK SHAFFER GALEN KENDRICK SHAFFER
Date: July 17, 2009
Docket Number: 081358

STATE OF IOWA vs. KEVIN DEMALE JOHNSON
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: 070142

MICHAEL B. GEISLER vs. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: 102/070474

IBP, INC. vs. LEE BURRESS
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: 071887

BEVERLY MANNES vs. FLEETGUARD, INC., and TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: 080057

TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY vs. COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF IOWA
Date: June 26, 2009
Docket Number: 061087

STATE OF IOWA vs. NATHAN JOHN CARROLL
Date: June 26, 2009
Docket Number: 061812

VINNELL GRIFFEN, as Administrator of the Estate of Blake Jermon, and VINNELL GRIFFEN, Individually vs. STATE OF IOWA
Date: June 26, 2009
Docket Number: 071262

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. JAMES L. WAGNER
Date: June 26, 2009
Docket Number: 090504

JORDAN HOLM, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JONES COUNTY
Date: June 19, 2009
Docket Number: 071095

ROCKY BAKER vs. JOSHUA SHIELDS and BARTON SHIELDS
Date: June 19, 2009
Docket Number: 071102

ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH vs. CITY OF WEBSTER CITY, IOWA
Date: June 12, 2009
Docket Number: 071752

HOWARD JOHN KOHLHAAS vs. HOG SLAT, INC., and ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Date: June 12, 2009
Docket Number: 080589

VALERIE KOENIG vs. MARC KOENIG
Date: June 5, 2009
Docket Number: 071586

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. VAN PLUMB
Date: June 5, 2009
Docket Number: 081413

STATE OF IOWA vs. PAUL RAY ANDERSON, JR.
Date: May 29, 2009
Docket Number: 060048

STATE OF IOWA vs. LARRY GENE DUDLEY, SR.
Date: May 29, 2009
Docket Number: 060049

STATE OF IOWA vs. LUIS FERNANDO ORTIZ
Date: May 29, 2009
Docket Number: 071707

JOHN DOE vs. CENTRAL IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM d/b/a IOWA HEALTH DES MOINES d/b/a IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER and d/b/a IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
Date: May 15, 2009
Docket Number: 071017

STATE OF IOWA vs. PAUL GARRITY
Date: May 15, 2009
Docket Number: 080330

STATE OF IOWA vs. KYLE MICHAEL CROMER
Date: May 1, 2009
Docket Number: 051344

KATHRYN S. BARNHILL, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY
Date: May 1, 2009
Docket Number: 060163

STATE OF IOWA vs. BRADLEY ALLEN REYNOLDS
Date: May 1, 2009
Docket Number: 071617

WILLIAM C. SCOTT vs. STATE OF IOWA
Date: April 17, 2009
Docket Number: 062084

STATE OF IOWA vs. KYLE LYNN STONE
Date: April 17, 2009
Docket Number: 071237

JOEL GOOSMAN vs. STATE OF IOWA
Date: April 17, 2009
Docket Number: 071416

SUSAN HARDER vs. ANDERSON, ARNOLD, DICKEY, JENSEN, GULLICKSON and SANGER, L.L.P. and JANE PINI
Date: April 17, 2009
Docket Number: 080475

KATHERINE VARNUM, PATRICIA HYDE, DAWN BARBOUROSKE, JENNIFER BARBOUROSKE, JASON MORGAN, CHARLES SWAGGERTY, DAVID TWOMBLEY, LAWRENCE HOCH, WILLIAM M. MUSSER, OTTER DREAMING, INGRID OLSON, and REVA EVANS vs. TIMOTHY J. BRIEN, In His Official Capacities as the Polk County Recorder and Polk County Registrar
Date: April 3, 2009
Docket Number: 071499

Varnum v. Brien
Date: April 3, 2009
Docket Number: 071499

STATE OF IOWA vs. MICHAEL ALLEN SLUYTER, Plaintiff. Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Ringgold County, John D. Lloyd, Judge. Acquitted indigent defendant challenges legality of district court's use of contempt powers to enforce judgment for costs of legal assistance provided to defendant. WRIT SUSTAINED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, Assista
Date: March 27, 2009
Docket Number: 070087

ROBERT M. LINDSAY vs. COTTINGHAM & BUTLER INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
Date: March 27, 2009
Docket Number: 070861

In re Estate of Gist
Date: March 27, 2009
Docket Number: 071142

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELENORE GIST IOWA
Date: March 27, 2009
Docket Number: 071142

LARSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., and ATLANTIC MUTUAL COMPANIES vs. JULIE THORSON
Date: March 13, 2009
Docket Number: 060799

TARA SWEENEY, Individually, and by CYNTHIA SWEENEY, Her Mother and Next Friend vs. CITY OF BETTENDORF AND BETTENDORF PARKS AND RECREATION
Date: March 13, 2009
Docket Number: 070127

JEFFREY GEORGE vs. D.W. ZINSER COMPANY
Date: March 13, 2009
Docket Number: 071495

WELLS DAIRY, INC. vs. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION, INC., and REFRIGERATION VALVES and SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Date: March 6, 2009
Docket Number: 061018

STATE OF IOWA vs. REMIE PHIL HARRIS
Date: March 6, 2009
Docket Number: 070045

CAROLE N. MOORE, SHAWN T. MOORE, Individually (as Parents and Next Friends) and as Administrators of the Estate of ANTHONY C. MOORE, Deceased vs. GREGORY ECKMAN, MOLLY ECKMAN, NICOLE ECKMAN, and PEKIN INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 6, 2009
Docket Number: 080414

JOHN McGOWAN vs. BRANDT CONSTRUCTION CO. and ALLIED INSURANCE CO.
Date: February 27, 2009
Docket Number: 071224

JASON BANKS vs. SUSAN BECKWITH, M.D. and THE IOWA CLINIC, P.C.
Date: February 27, 2009
Docket Number: 071278

JAMES BOEHME vs. FAREWAY STORES, INC. and IOWA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, on behalf of HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, in Insolvency
Date: February 27, 2009
Docket Number: 072094

IOWA BETA CHAPTER OF PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY vs. STATE OF IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, and PHILLIP E. JONES
Date: February 20, 2009
Docket Number: 070330

STATE OF IOWA vs. VINCENT FITZGERALD WALLS
Date: February 20, 2009
Docket Number: 070452

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. JAMES P. BARRY
Date: February 20, 2009
Docket Number: 081214

LARSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., and ATLANTIC MUTUAL COMPANIES vs. JULIE THORSON
Date: February 13, 2009
Docket Number: 061954

STATE OF IOWA vs. JEFFREY D. SMITH
Date: February 13, 2009
Docket Number: 071041

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. MARC WILLIAM CASEY
Date: February 13, 2009
Docket Number: 081700

STATE OF IOWA vs. SESSIONS LAMONT HARPER
Date: February 6, 2009
Docket Number: 070449

CYNTHIA MARTINEK vs. BELMOND-KLEMME COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: February 6, 2009
Docket Number: 070729

STATE OF IOWA vs. JACLYN ROZ KELLER
Date: February 6, 2009
Docket Number: 071444

STATE OF IOWA vs. BRANDON MONTRESE BROOKS
Date: January 30, 2009
Docket Number: 070691

STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN JOSEPH KRAMER
Date: January 30, 2009
Docket Number: 071202

ROBERT E. SWANSON, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR BLACK HAWK COUNTY
Date: January 30, 2009
Docket Number: 071336

SAM SOIFER, ESTATE OF BARBARA J. SOIFER, Deceased, by SAM SOIFER and JOANN ROBINSON, Coexecutors, and FRANCHISE REALTY INTERSTATE CORP. vs. FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW
Date: January 23, 2009
Docket Number: 051641

KIMBERLY S. JASPER vs. H. NIZAM, INC. d/b/a KID UNIVERSITY and MOHSIN HUSSAIN, Individually and in his Corporate Capacity
Date: January 23, 2009
Docket Number: 051994

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JONES COUNTY
Date: January 23, 2009
Docket Number: 070863

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR HENRY COUNTY
Date: January 23, 2009
Docket Number: 071226

JERRIE LAVERNE SIMS vs. NCI HOLDING CORPORATION, et al.
Date: January 9, 2009
Docket Number: 071468

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. SAMUEL Z. MARKS
Date: January 9, 2009
Docket Number: 081213