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Iowa Court Of Appeals Opinions
June 17, 2009
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Summaries of most recent opinions.
No. 8-810 / 07-0551
       FAYE ELLEN HOEFT, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, vs. FLEETGUARD, INC., and TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondents-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
No. 8-841 / 08-0411
       STANLEY GLEN STEWART, DEBORAH SUE STEWART, and SARA ELIZABETH STEWART, SUZI ANN STEWART and CHRISTOPHER CLARK STEWART, All Minors by their Father and Next Friend STANLEY GLEN STEWART, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. IOWA MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO., INC., DAVE RODGER, DAN HUNGERFORD; Defendants, JAMES BALLARD, FRANK WRIGHT, JASON STOOKESBERRY, BRAD RUSSMAN, MICHAEL MULLIHAN and SHEILA PIERSON, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 8-976 / 08-0014
       HARVEST CREDIT MANAGEMENT VII, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DAVID RUSSELL LUCAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-105 / 08-0934
       ESTATE OF TOMMY RAY LYON, by and through RONDA LYON, Personal Representative, and RONDA LYON, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. RODNEY HEEMSTRA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-160 / 08-1111
       LAUREN HERRIG, By her Mother and Next Friend, LAURA HERRIG, and LAURA HERRIG, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. THE DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD, DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, and KAREN BLOCKLINGER, Vice Principal, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees. vs. DEMETRIUS MINTZ, Third-Party Defendant.
No. 9-209 / 07-1835
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANDREA MARIA MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-220 / 08-0562
       NAPOLEON HARTSFIELD, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JONES COUNTY, Defendant.
No. 9-221 / 08-0592
       BOBBY RAY DEVERS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-225 / 08-0867
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STEPHEN CRAIG LEONARD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-227 / 08-0922
       WEST REALTY, INC., d/b/a RE/MAX WEST REALTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. WILLIAM R. FOX, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee, vs. ROBERT NEVITT, d/b/a FIRST NEVITT REALTY, Third-Party Defendant/Appellee.
No. 9-230 / 08-1087
       JAN REIS and DEAN STOWERS, Plaintiffs, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.
No. 9-240 / 08-1578
       QUYNH DANG, A Minor, by QUI DANG, Her Father and Next Friend, QUI DANG and TRANG BUI, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL, MEREDITH MIDDLE SCHOOL and MELISSA BRINKMAN, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 9-262 / 07-2061
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MARY JO WAHLERT AND DENNIS WAHLERT Upon the Petition of MARY JO WAHLERT, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, And Concerning DENNIS WAHLERT, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
No. 9-265 / 08-0593
       JOHN J. BURKE, SHERYL A. BURKE, JOHN J. BURKE, as Parent and Next Friend of AVA BURKE and OLIVIA BURKE, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. ROBERT J. BRIMMER and PHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, P.C., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 9-270 / 08-0800
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENJAMIN RAYMOND CRABB, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-272 / 08-0993
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ENVER MUSIC, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-276 / 08-1191
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GERALD CLAYTON MULLER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-277 / 08-1245
       HIGH DEVELOPMENT CORP., an Iowa Corporation, and WOODRIDGE HOLDINGS, LLC, an Iowa Limited Liability Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. STAR OF THE WEST COMPANY, an Iowa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-280 / 08-1397
       JILL ANN HITTLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHARLES WILLIAM HESTER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-284 / 08-1421
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF LESLIE ANN BLOHM SCHELLHORN AND CRAIG ARLAN SCHELLHORN Upon the Petition of LESLIE ANN BLOHM SCHELLHORN, Petitioner-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, And Concerning CRAIG ARLAN SCHELLHORN, Respondent-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
No. 9-286 / 08-1452
       JOHN K. RODEN, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. JO ANN COATES, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-292 / 08-1554
       SUSAN OSHO, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. NAGEB GOMO, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-294 / 08-1589
       LORI M. CHILDERS, Administrator of the Estate of Ricardo Berry, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ANTHONY HERMAN, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-296 / 08-1643
       BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER, Petitioner-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. ROSE MARIE SANDERS, Respondent-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
No. 9-297 / 08-1656
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HARLAN MOTT JR., Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-298 / 08-1660
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. ANDREA BIRDSALL LAFORGE, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
No. 9-302 / 08-1789
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CAROLYN MICHELLE REED AND DONALD DEAN REED Upon the Petition of CAROLYN MICHELLE REED, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning DONALD DEAN REED, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-303 / 08-1790
       NICHOLAS ECHARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MICHAEL J. KLINGE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-304 / 08-1791
       STACEY L. BAYSINGER and STATE OF IOWA, ex rel. MERCEDES LEE BAYSINGER, Petitioners-Appellees, vs. BILLY CHARLES VAN PELT, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-305 / 08-1806
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF BRENDA M. CLOYD AND JEFFREY M. CLOYD Upon the Petition of BRENDA M. CLOYD, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning JEFFREY M. CLOYD, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-306 / 08-1931
       WILLIAM BERGELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-307 / 08-2007
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ASHLEY NOEL JOHNSON AND ADAM FLETTRE JOHNSON Upon the Petition of ASHLEY NOEL JOHNSON n/k/a ASHLEY NOEL GOFF, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning ADAM FLETTRE JOHNSON, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-315 / 07-2089
       MARY ANN ANTOMORI, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DARLO A. ESPEY a/k/a DARLO A. ANTOMORI JR. and TRAVIS ESPEY, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 9-316 / 08-0225
       ALBERT WINFREY, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-323 / 08-0859
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VICTOR SERRATO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-325 / 08-0990
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILLIAM CHARLES O'DELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-333 / 08-1241
       BRIAN M. BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. NEIL McMAHON, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-338 / 08-1332
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JANET L. FOGLE AND DENNIS R. FOGLE Upon the Petition of JANET L. FOGLE, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DENNIS R. FOGLE, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-340 / 08-1538
       LYNN LYONS, D.O., Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-344 / 08-1593
       Upon the Petition of JAMIE ALLEN FERGUSON, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning KRISTINE BERNICE FERGUSON, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-346 / 08-1678
       DES MOINES REGISTER, Employer/Petitioner-Appellee, and LIBERTY MUTUAL, Insurance Carrier/Petitioner-Appellee, vs. DONNA SUE SHARON, Claimant/Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-348 / 08-1782
       FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CARROLL BRANNEN and JANE BRANNEN, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 9-350 / 08-1882
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF REBECCA JUNE KIA VANDERHOLM AND PAUL GEORGE VANDERHOLM Upon the Petition of REBECCA JUNE KIA VANDERHOLM, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning PAUL GEORGE VANDERHOLM, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-353 / 08-2069
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.K.N., Minor Child, K.A.N., Mother, Petitioner-Appellant, J.K.N., Minor Child, Appellant.
No. 9-363 / 09-0515
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., Minor Child, R.S., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-364 / 09-0211
       IN THE INTEREST OF T.R., Minor Child, T.M.R., n/k/a T.M.E., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-365 / 09-0563
       IN THE INTEREST OF C.L., Minor Child, D.D. Sr., Father, Appellant.
No. 8-366 / 07-0205
       STEVEN RAY WYCOFF, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-368 / 08-0112
       RODNEY FITZGERALD JACKSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-371 / 08-0651
       HEATHER ALVAREZ, Individually and As Administrator for the ESTATE OF JOSE WILLIAM ALVAREZ, JR., Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. GARY LEE JENNETT, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-372 / 08-0682
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JACK LEONARD HAYS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-373 / 08-0709
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAVERIOUS TAVON HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-375 / 08-0814
       MICHAEL J. CRAWFORD, Administrator of the Estate of NATHANEAL SYMEON CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CANDACE ANN MAYER and DOYNE ORMAJEAN HUMMEL, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 9-381 / 08-1225
       STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY, Defendant,
No. 9-382 / 08-1390
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BRADLEY WAYNE KEARNEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-383 / 08-1393
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EMANUEL SANTANA McMULLEN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-384 / 08-1537
       EATON CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ROBERT BRANSON, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-385 / 08-1551
       ANDREW LOWE, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 9-387 / 08-1560
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MELISSA SUE ASHBY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-389 / 08-1632
       HOFFMAN-RETTIG, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. SOUTH CENTRAL COOPERATIVE, Defendant-Appellee. SOUTH CENTRAL COOPERATIVE, Counterclaim Plaintiff, vs. HOFFMAN-RETTIG, L.L.C., Counterclaim Defendant.
No. 9-394 / 08-1797
       RONALD D. ALLEN and NADEAN A. ALLEN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. CITY OF PANORA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 9-395 / 08-1800
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF KIMBERLY PETERSON AND SCOTT PETERSON Upon the Petition of KIMBERLY PETERSON, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning SCOTT PETERSON, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 9-396 / 08-1865
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BECKY LYNN WOMACK, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-397 / 08-1978
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DERRICK JUSTIN GREEN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 9-398 / 09-0412
       IN THE INTEREST OF D.J., H.R., A.J., and A.J., Minor Children, A.N.J., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-399 / 09-0513
       IN THE INTEREST OF M.J., Minor Child, D.B., Grandmother, Appellant.
No. 9-401 / 09-0517
       IN THE INTEREST OF M.C., P.C., and S.C., Minor Children, M.V.C., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-402 / 09-0619
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.H., Minor Child, S.H., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-404 / 09-0621
       IN THE INTEREST OF M.M.C., Minor Child, D.H., Mother, Appellant, J.C., Father, Appellant.
No. 9-405 / 09-0622
       IN THE INTEREST OF I.I., Minor Child, B.M.Z., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-406 / 09-0626
       IN THE INTEREST OF M.L.B., Minor Child, M.A.W., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-407 / 09-0645
       IN THE INTEREST OF L.V., Minor Child, M.J.V., Father, Appellant.
No. 9-408 / 09-0678
       IN THE INTEREST OF C.H., Minor Child, T.L.H.-M., Mother, Appellant.
No. 9-409 / 09-0620
       IN THE INTEREST OF E.F. and K.F., Minor Children, G.J., Mother, Appellant, Z.K., Father, Appellant.
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