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Case No. 18-1904

Erick Skogman and Jennifer Skogman
v.
Rick Emerson and Paula Emerson

Appellant

Erick Skogman and Jennifer Skogman

Appellee

Rick Emerson and Paula Emerson

Attorney for the Appellant

Erick J. Skogman

Attorney for the Appellee

Rick Emerson and Paula Emerson, pro se

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
18-1904
Date Published:
Sep 25, 2019
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Mitchell E. Turner, Judge.  AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED.  Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and May and Greer, JJ.  Opinion by Potterfield, P.J.  (13 pages)

            Erick and Jennifer Skogman appeal the district court’s default judgment order entered in their favor.  They argue the district court erred by (1) dismissing Paula as a defendant for all but the Skogmans’ holdover tenant claim; (2) holding the Skogmans were not entitled to damages for some of their construction costs for renovating; and (3) refusing to award punitive damages to the Skogmans.  OPINION HOLDS: The district court erred by dismissing Paula as a defendant to the Skogmans’ intentional property damage claim, but not by dismissing her from the other claims.  The district court’s damages award is supported by substantial evidence.  The district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to award punitive damages.  Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

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