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Iowa Court Of Appeals Opinions
February 13, 2013
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Summaries of most recent opinions.
No. 2-715 / 11-2026
       DUBUQUE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS, HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-741 / 11-1899
       FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF WAYLAND, IOWA; INTERSTATE 35 TELEPHONE COMPANY; and DIXON TELEPHONE COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellants, REASNOR TELEPHONE COMPANY, LLC, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-788 / 12-0643
       LISA KLEIN, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. DUBUQUE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Respondent-Appellee, vs. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED, L.L.C., and PATRICK NEECE, Intervenors.
No. 2-959 / 11-1171
       KEVIN JOHN McDONNELL, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-968 / 12-0370
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANTHONY JOSEPH MELTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-987 / 10-0665
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL EARL HILSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-992 / 11-1839
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF SUE LYNN KLINGAMAN AND KENNETH IRVIN KLINGAMAN Upon the Petition of SUE LYNN KLINGAMAN, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning KENNETH IRVIN KLINGAMAN, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-994 / 11-2003
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSEPH MICHAEL JONES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1000 / 12-0055
       KAYDON M. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. BOBBI ANN FRANSEN, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1002 / 12-0330
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. OSCAR IBARRA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1009 / 12-0592
       PELLA CORPORATION, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. DIANA WINN, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1023 / 11-2064
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF BRYAN CHRISTOPHER BOYD AND TAMMY JEAN BOYD Upon the Petition of BRYAN CHRISTOPHER BOYD, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning TAMMY JEAN BOYD, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-1027 / 12-0251
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHN BENEDICT KETCHENS JR., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1028 / 12-0338
       IOWA MORTGAGE CENTER LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LANA BACCAM and PHOUTHONE SYLAVONG, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 2-1030 / 12-0436
       ROBERT J. DAVIS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1050 / 09-1418
       IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY J. ANDREWS, Deceased. DENNIS ANDREWS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1052 / 11-0632
       DEWITT MICHAEL WELLS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1058 / 11-1887
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SHAMAUR LEE SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1062 / 12-0064
       LARRY D. SCHAEFFER and ELAINE M. SCHAEFFER, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. DALE L. PUTNAM, PUTNAM LAW OFFICE, SMP, L.L.C., LIBERTY BANK, F.S.B., G.R.D. INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., RAYMOND SCHAEFER and DEAN SCHAEFER, Defendants-Appellees. LIBERTY BANK, F.S.B., Successor By Merger to Hancock County Bank & Trust, Counterclaimant, vs. LARRY D. SCHAEFER and ELAINE M. SCHAEFER, Defendants to Counterclaim. LIBERTY BANK, F.S.B., Successor By Merger to Hancock County Bank & Trust, Cross-Claimant, vs. DALE L. PUTNAM, PUTNAM LAW OFFICE, G.R.D. INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., RAYMOND SCHAEFER, DEAN SCHAEFER, JENNIFER SCHAEFER, SMP, L.L.C., JESSICA LYNN KRAGEL n/k/a JESSICA OLMSTEAD. MORT'S, INC., FARMERS MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE OF IOWA, 2 DUALE STAR, INC., FRED HOIBERG'S CLARION AUTO CENTER INC., MIDWESTONE BANK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERNAL REVENUE S
No. 2-1063 / 12-0095
       RICHARD KORSCHGEN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1064 / 12-0114
       MC HOLDINGS, L.L.C., A Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. BOARD OF REVIEW OF DAVIS COUNTY, IOWA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1065 / 12-0138
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL LINN CROSS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1068 / 12-0287
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DEBORAH CATHERINE RHINEHART AND RICHARD SCOTT RHINEHART Upon the Petition of DEBORAH CATHERINE RHINEHART, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, And Concerning RICHARD SCOTT RHINEHART, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
No. 2-1069 / 12-0315
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SHAMAUR LEE SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1070 / 12-0343
       SUSAN LEA HRUBY and LUKE JOSEPH HRUBY, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. ALLIED INSURANCE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1071 / 12-0405
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. KEITH RAYMOND YORK, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1076 / 10-0299
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PAULINO PEREZ MONDRAGON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1077 / 10-1711
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHN ARTHUR WILSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1080 / 11-1755
       DEBRA COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE and IMPAC, Defendant-Appellees.
No. 2-1081 / 12-0222
       WILLIAM BURKHALTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. STEVEN BURKHALTER, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1082 / 12-0431
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JULIANA F. CAIN AND JOSHUA L. CAIN Upon the Petition of JULIANA F. CAIN, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning JOSHUA L. CAIN, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1084 / 12-0469
       MONTAVIOUS SMITH, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1085 / 12-0693
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ROBERT L. HARRIS AND LAURALEI L. HARRIS Upon the Petition of ROBERT L. HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning LAURALEI L. HARRIS, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1086 / 12-0701
       ALBERT E. HOLCOMB IV and HOLCOMB ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. d/b/a/ CAMP O BEACH RESORT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. TAMMY NEFZGER, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1087 / 12-0724
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MYRON TOMAR POWELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1089 / 12-0755
       BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, f/k/a COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHARLES L. DREW, JR., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1091 / 12-0895
       JOSE SANCHEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. CELADON TRUCKING SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1092 / 12-0902
       Upon the Petition of JOHN DAVID TROTTER, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning KENNA LYNN BYERS, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-1094 / 12-0934
       LEONARD LAVERN ELLIOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WAPELLO COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1096 / 12-1012
       DONALD S. DOBKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, By and through its COLLEGE OF LAW, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1097 / 12-1015
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA T. WHITE AND RODNEY E. WHITE Upon the Petition of MARIA T. WHITE, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning RODNEY E. WHITE, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-1098 / 12-1047
       PAUL SCHULTE, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DAVE CARLSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1099 / 12-1122
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF RENE LEIGH KRIENER AND ARNOLD CONRAD KRIENER Upon the Petition of RENE LEIGH KRIENER, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning ARNOLD CONRAD KRIENER, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1101 / 12-1306
       IN THE INTEREST OF A.M.L., Minor Child, S.R.H., Mother, Appellant.
No. 2-1109 / 12-2024
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.L., Minor Child, THOMAS D. LONERGAN, Guardian ad Litem, Appellant.
No. 2-1115 / 12-0081
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JODY NOLAN MCCULLAH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1116 / 12-0151
       ROGER HALVORSON AND CONSTANCE HALVORSON, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. ALLEN BENTLEY AND DIXIE BENTLEY, Defendants-Appellants, KERNDT BROTHERS SAVINGS BANK, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1122 / 12-0633
       STICKS, Inc., an Iowa Corporation And SARAH GRANT, A Single Person, Plaintiff-Appellants, vs. MICHAEL HEFNER, C.P.A., C.F.P., And HEFNER FINANCIAL, Inc., an Iowa Corporation, Defendant-Appellees.
No. 2-1123 / 12-0640
       JESSE ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. REX BUSHONG, JOHN BUSHONG, and GREG LONG, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 2-1125 / 12-1010
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF KATHRYN L. HAMPTON AND ROBERT E. HAMPTON Upon the Petition of KATHRYN L. HAMPTON, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning ROBERT E. HAMPTON, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-1130 / 12-1807
       IN THE INTEREST OF T.K., T.W., AND T.S., Minor Children, S.K., Mother. Appellant.
No. 2-1139 / 12-2069
       IN THE INTEREST OF S.G., R.G., T.G., D.G., T.G., AND H.G., Minor Children, S.M., Mother. Appellant.
No. 2-1152 / 11-1818
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CONNIE LYNN FLOYD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1154 / 12-0068
       TEONO SMITH, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1155 / 12-0146
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ERIC LEE GARRETT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1157 / 12-0365
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JUAN DENERO HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1158 / 12-0372
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DAVID NEAL BEENKEN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1162 / 12-0823
       KENDALL M. HAMILTON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1163 / 12-0879
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SAMUEL LEE HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1164 / 12-0912
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF KENNETH R. MICHAEL AND MELISSA J. MICHAEL Upon the Petition of KENNETH R. MICHAEL, Petitioner-Appellant/ Cross-Appellee, And Concerning MELISSA J. MICHAEL, Respondent-Appellee/ Cross-Appellant.
No. 2-1167 / 12-1088
       LEONARD PEEL, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2-1172 / 12-1394
       ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NORMA K. BARBER-CALLISON a/k/a NORMA KAY BARBER-CALLISON and DOUGLAS ALAN CALLISON a/k/a DOUG CALLISON, Defendants-Appellants, and JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., FIRST GENERAL, INC. d/b/a FIRST GENERAL SERVICES, WAGSHCAL FURNITURE and PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants.
No. 2-1174 / 12-2078
       IN THE INTEREST OF K.S., Minor Child, K.S., Minor Child, Appellant.
No. 2-1180 / 11-1710
       IN RE THE DETENTION OF MARVIN ALLEN MEAD, MARVIN ALLEN MEAD, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 2-1183 / 12-0210
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RONALD MARTIN SANDUSKY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1185 / 12-0427
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PETER FRANCIS FOLEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1186 / 12-0434
       3140 L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. STATE CENTRAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., d/b/a STATE CENTRAL INSURANCE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2-1187 / 12-0614
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DELIOS LONEWOLF, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1188 / 12-0617
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LORENZO NEIL HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1191 / 12-0715
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSEPH ANTHONY ALEXANDER JR., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1196 / 12-0968
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FLOYD RICHARD BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1198 / 12-1262
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TIMOTHY WAYNE JARRELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2-1202 / 12-2073
       IN THE INTEREST OF R.H., Minor Child, T.L., Mother, Appellant, M.H., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-001 / 12-1475
       IN THE INTEREST OF L.S., Minor Child, B.M.S., Mother, Appellant, R.G.N., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-004 / 12-2092
       IN THE INTEREST OF A.R., A.F., A.F., and A.F., Minor Children, V.R., Father, Appellant, M.F., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-007 / 10-0862
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSHUA JOHN PAARMANN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-008 / 10-0929
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SUAD SABLJAKOVIC, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-010 / 11-0353
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SYMONE MUNOZ-SPEARS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-012 / 11-1424
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEFFREY ADAM SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-015 / 11-1744
       CARL OLSEN, LADD HUFFMAN, ALAN KOSLOW, and ROBERT MANKE, Applicant-Appellants, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-017 / 11-2086
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TONY LEWIS GRIDER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-020 / 12-0272
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DELVONN MARK BATTLE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-023 / 12-0665
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSHUA DOUGLAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-024 / 12-0716
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LA LOVAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-034 / 12-1390
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTINA FITZGERALD AND TODD FITZGERALD Upon the Petition of CHRISTINA FITZGERALD, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning TODD FITZGERALD, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-035 / 12-1473
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DAVID A. MYERS AND JODY R. MYERS Upon the Petition of DAVID A. MYERS, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning JODY R. MYERS, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 3-036 / 12-1687
       IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.F., Minor Child, E.M.C., Mother, Appellant, J.J.F., Father, Appellee.
No. 3-037 / 12-2253
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.B., Minor Child, A.C., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-078 / 12-1460
       IN THE MATTER OF R.R.S., ALLEGED TO BE SERIOUSLY MENTALLY IMPAIRED, R.R.S., Respondent-Appellant.
No. 3-085 / 12-2256
       IN THE INTEREST OF R.M., Minor Child, C.F.E., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-086 / 12-2218
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.G., Minor Child, S.F., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-087 / 12-2220
       IN THE INTEREST OF D.P., Minor Child, C.A.P., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-088 / 12-2254
       IN THE INTEREST OF K.Q., J.A. AND M.A., Minor Children, D.A., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-120 / 12-2261
       IN THE INTEREST OF K.D., M.D., and J.D.-D., Minor Children, J.D., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-122 / 13-0023
       IN THE INTEREST OF A.J., Minor Child, S.D., Mother, Appellant.
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