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Iowa Court Of Appeals Opinions
May 15, 2013
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Summaries of most recent opinions.
No. 2-830 / 11-1616
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RANDY MITCHELL COPENHAVER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-021 / 12-0598
       JEFFREY WHEELDON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-053 / 12-0331
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANTHONY JOSEPH MELTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-082 / 12-1519
       AARP and ARCH INSURANCE CO., Petitioners-Appellees, vs. DONALD WHITACRE, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 3-100 / 12-0426
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JONATHAN RICHARD ARMSTRONG, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-110 / 12-0892
       ESTATE OF JOHN A. HERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY OF DES MOINES, INC., and COLUMBIA INSURANCE GROUP, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 3-112 / 12-0928
       GAILA M. EHLERS, Plaintiff, vs. GERALD K. SCHIMMELPFENNIG, Defendant-Appellant, vs. EAGLE NATIONAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION, n/k/a CAMERON MUTUAL INS. CO., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-139 / 12-1181
       LIFELINE MINISTRIES CHURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-142 / 12-1207
       CITY OF WATERLOO, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. TIM EVERETT, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-143 / 12-1220
       IN THE MATTER OF J.G., Alleged to Be a Chronic Substance Abuser, J.G., Respondent-Appellant.
No. 3-150 / 12-1450
       WHITE ENTERPRISES, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. THE BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE CITY OF DAVENPORT, SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-167 / 10-2016
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ADYM RAY BARTH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-173 / 12-0139
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CRAIG E. HARRISON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-175 / 12-0564
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CAMI LEIGH MUNGER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-177 / 12-0722
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALEXANDER MENDOZA-ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-180 / 12-0970
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GREGORY DESHON WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-191 / 12-1392
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TODD STRAWHACKER AND MELISSA STRAWHACKER Upon the Petition of TODD STRAWHACKER, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning MELISSA STRAWHACKER, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-198 / 10-2001
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LARRY ALLEN BELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-199 / 10-2007
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LARRY ALLEN BELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-201 / 11-1091
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TREVOR JEROME ABBEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-203 / 12-0209
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHNNIE LEE GRAY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-207 / 12-0579
       D & W DEVELOPMENT, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. THE CITY OF MILFORD, Dickinson County, Iowa and BRYAN H. READ, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 3-210 / 12-0673
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff, Appellee, vs. JASON WAYNE ROBISON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-213 / 12-0858
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALBERT JOHNSON BUTLER III, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-221 / 12-1209
       LISA WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. DANIEL WAYNE WILSON, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-224 / 12-1278
       IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.K.W., WILLIAM WENDT, Intervenor-Appellant.
No. 3-225 / 12-1312
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FRED LEO RUBLE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-227 / 12-1362
       TIFFANY PARISH, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. NARASIMHA MULE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-228 / 12-1386
       RUSSELL BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GUNCHIE'S, INC., A Corporation d/b/a GUNCHIE'S, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-230 / 12-1466
       SECURITY NATIONAL BANK, as Successor Conservator of JEFFREY WHEELER, STANLEY WHEELER and MARIAN WHEELER, Co-Guardians of JEFFREY WHEELER, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. AMERICAN PIPING GROUP, INC., GETHMANN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., and OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 3-243 / 11-1836
       IN THE MATTER OF D.B., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, A Chronic Substance Abuser, D.B., Respondent-Appellant.
No. 3-245 / 12-0170
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMANDA KAYE PORTER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-249 / 12-0642
       ANGEL VEGA-SANCHEZ, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-252 / 12-0820
       IN THE INTEREST OF D.F., Minor Child, D.F., Minor Child, Appellant.
No. 3-256 / 12-1119
       TIMOTHY J. PAULSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-258 / 12-1147
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KLINE E. GOEDERS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-259 / 12-1155
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ERNEST F. WALTERS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-262 / 12-1307
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NICHOLAS CORBIN LEE WYGLE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-272 / 12-1791
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MELISSA MILANI AND ANTHONY MILANI Upon the Petition of MELISSA MILANI n/k/a MELISSA MESECHER, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning ANTHONY MILANI, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-274 / 12-1978
       IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF KEITH A. FRIEDMANN AND JOLENE E. FRIEDMANN Upon the Petition of KEITH A. FRIEDMANN, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning JOLENE E. FRIEDMANN, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-286 / 11-0609
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CRISTIAN SCOTT LUCIER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-287 / 11-0962
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILLIAM MARTIN JOSEPH LOEHR, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-288 / 11-2061
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FRANK D. TEAGUE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-303 / 12-1345
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILLIAM EDWARD BLAKEMAN III, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-307 / 12-1431
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES ROBERT PIERCE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-310 / 12-1555
       IN THE INTEREST OF A.W., Minor Child, A.W., Minor Child, Appellant.
No. 3-315 / 12-2160
       IN THE INTEREST OF D.M.M., Minor Child, H.M., Mother, Petitioner, D.G., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-334 / 11-0600
       ORLANDO T. PROCTOR, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-335 / 11-1105
       KEVIN JORDAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-341 / 12-0376
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BRADLEY JOSEPH GREGG, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-350 / 12-0930
       MARY ELLEN MOLINARO, as Executor OF THE Estate OF Robert J. Molinaro, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, and JAMES E. WALSH JR., CITY ATTORNEY, CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 3-352 / 12-1001
       RICHARD GUIDRY, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 3-355 / 12-1074
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JASON ROBERT WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-357 / 12-1082
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VINCENT MUMMAU, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-361 / 12-1144
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DANIEL DEE LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-367 / 12-1330
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RONALD LEROY DIGGS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-373 / 12-1531
       STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SEAN DANA SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-383 / 12-1971
       JOANN E. WILCH, As Executor of the Estate of John P. Wilch, and Individually, JOHN WILCH JR., PETER WILCH, EDIE WILCH, MATTHEW WILCH, MARK WILCH, PATRICK WILCH, DANIEL WILCH, and THOMAS WILCH, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. RICHARD JAMES KEPROS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 3-423 / 13-0129
       IN THE INTEREST OF C.W., Minor Child, L.W., Mother, Appellant, S.T.W., Father, Appellant.
No. 3-426 / 13-0439
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.M., Minor Child, H.J.M., Father, Appellant, C.T., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-458 / 13-0377
       IN THE INTEREST OF J.R., Minor Child, E.H., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-459 / 13-0438
       IN THE INTEREST OF N.J. AND M.J., Minor Children, J.J. AND M.W., Parents, Appellants.
No. 3-460 / 13-0376
       IN THE INTEREST OF N.C. a/k/a N.M.A.R.A.C., Minor Child, T.C., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-461 / 13-0441
       IN THE INTEREST OF H.B., Minor Child, N.D., Mother, Appellant.
No. 3-112 / 12-0928
       GAILA M. EHLERS, Plaintiff, vs. GERALD K. SCHIMMELPFENNIG, Defendant-Appellant, vs. EAGLE NATIONAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION, n/k/a CAMERON MUTUAL INS. CO., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.
No. 3-261 / 12-1295
       ESAD OSMIC, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
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