Case law

Worth v. Pierson

208 Iowa 353 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 12, 1929

Undue influence is n6t established by proof of opportunity to exercise it. … It is sufficient to say that the record in this case fails to establish fraud.

State v. Schenk

236 Iowa 178 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 3, 1945

Its claim is that *181 the record shows sufficient facts and circumstances to establish such charge. … “Conspiracies need not be established by direct evidence of the acts charged.

State of Iowa v. Christopher Joseph Hidlebaugh

Supreme Court of Iowa · Mar 13, 2026

Hidlebaugh Has Established Good Cause Under Iowa Code § 814.6(1)(a)(3). … A defendant’s poverty in no way immunizes him from punishment.

Collins v. Federal Land Bank of Omaha

421 N.W.2d 136 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Mar 16, 1988

This error of law requires reversal of the judgment unless it clearly appears as a matter of law that the cause of action arose prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition. … Five of the six acts concern defendant Ford’s failure to advise the Collinses of their rights under the Federal Land Bank mortgage and failure to prevent a receivership from being established.

Graham v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

143 Iowa 604 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 20, 1909

This count did not purport to withdraw or qualify any allegation contained in the former count. … The two were inconsistent, and the establishment of one necessarily negatived the other.

Telegraph Herald, Inc. v. City of Dubuque

297 N.W.2d 529 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Oct 15, 1980

But the multimember body referred to in that subsection must be “formally and directly created” by another body qualifying under subsections (a) or (b) before it is a statutory “governmental body” as that phrase is used in … The general rule is that in order to tax attorney fees the situation must fall clearly within the terms of the statute. Wilson v. Fleming, 239 Iowa 918, 919 , 32 N.W.2d 798, 798 (1948).

City of Atlantic v. County Board of Review of Cass County

234 N.W.2d 880 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Nov 12, 1975

Under the record before us such a finding and conclusion is clearly required. IV. … The only credible evidence came from defendants’ qualified expert witnesses. Each supported the valuation determined by the assessor. We, like the trial court, conclude plaintiffs failed to meet their burden of proof.

In Re Marriage of Briddle

756 N.W.2d 35 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Sep 5, 2008

Although she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease during the marriage, the evidence establishes that the disease is controlled with medications. … The claimed misrepresentation was clearly established, she asserts, by contrasting the amount of actual income claimed by David against the documents drafted by David’s attorney following the mediation conference.

Murphy v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company

260 Iowa 422 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 7, 1967

Qualified employees are limited to the retirement benefits determined by the formula specified in the plan, which excludes any promise or obligation of the company to pay benefits to its employees. … Plaintiff further asserts the requirement that the board prepare and file with the directors an annual report showing the assets and liabilities of the plan as well as the operation thereof, clearly demonstrates that the

Burbridge v. Briggs

235 Iowa 12 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Oct 17, 1944

Clearly appellee, coming from behind, would have qualified under the statute as it stood at the time of the Ryan v. Trenkle decision. … Briggs if he could establish they were both negligent [and] that the negligence of both contributed to the injury, then he could collect from either or both. * * * It is an anomaly of the law * * * but if Mr.

Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Kirlin

570 N.W.2d 643 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Nov 26, 1997

The first test under Florida Bar , that a substantial state interest is involved in the restriction, is clearly established in this case. … In Morris a lawyer held himself out as being qualified in the area of immigration law, although he was clearly not.

State v. Slauson

249 Iowa 755 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Mar 11, 1958

In announcing that well-established rule in State v. … Obviously, as announced by the trial court, the witness might describe what he saw, and clearly such testimony was relevant and proper.

State v. Wegener

180 Iowa 102 · Supreme Court of Iowa · May 22, 1917

You are not required to find the defendant was insane, unless the evidence clearly establishes such fact;” and that they should only find him insane upon evidence that convinced them that the fact of insanity was proven by … It would be better to omit these qualifying words, but an ixxstruction similar to this was approved in State v. Novak, 109 Iowa 717 .

Talbert v. Mason

136 Iowa 373 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Nov 19, 1907

This clause, while general, clearly directs the grantee’s attention to tbe recitals contained in the deed to plaintiffs’ decedent. … But no alley had *376 been platted, and there is no claim that it had been established by prescription. If it existed, it was by virtue of an implied covenant of its existence.

Zenti v. Home Insurance Co.

262 N.W.2d 588 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 22, 1978

If the insurer wishes to further exclude its liability, it could clearly so state in its contract and its failure to do so should be strictly construed. … The household exclusion was clearly meant to prevent “friendly lawsuits” where the plaintiff and the insured defendant are bound by ties of kinship.

Post v. Davis County

196 Iowa 183 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Dec 15, 1922

The line of precedents thus established was overruled by the Indiana court for the same reasons, or some of them, which are set forth herein. … tax payments have built, and that he must protect the traffic and travel thereon against the hazard of negligence, and must defend the issue on every claim predicated upon the alleged negligence of public officials, then clearly

Coster v. Crookham

468 N.W.2d 802 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 17, 1991

Such a deposit would clearly become inappropriate whenever the deposit deprives the trust of those earnings which would result from prudent investment practice. … The guaranty of trust assets for personal gain was sufficiently egregious to qualify for punitive damages under the authorities we have cited.

In the Interest of A.M.H.

516 N.W.2d 867 · Supreme Court of Iowa · May 25, 1994

Tanya urges evidence at the hearing established that the child was healthy and had not been subjected to neglect or abuse. … The reports and supporting testimony clearly establish Tanya’s troubled personal and family background.

State of Iowa v. Tiffany Sue McCalley

Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 1, 2022

Record today establishes that she has two part-time jobs. Clearly some effect on her economic status due to the COVID pandemic here in Iowa. She is going through a divorce. Recently suffered a fire. … These accumulating convictions qualified her as a “habitual offender,” which came with a two-year bar on her license.

Phillips v. Leuth

200 Iowa 272 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 25, 1925

The antidote is supposed to overcome the cholera virus, and thereby to render the animal immune from further cholera infection. … But it was not such as to *285 qualify the witness to answer the questions propounded.