Tedrow v. Thicke
Rodney Tedrow, Plaintiff-Appellee,
vs.
Francis Thicke, Defendant-Appellant,
and
Radiance Dairy, LLC, Intervenor/Co-Defendant-Appellant.
Attorney for Appellants
Lucas C. Helling
Attorney for Appellee
Bryan J. Goldsmith and Carly M. Schomaker
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jefferson County, Lucy J. Gamon, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Ahlers and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (8 pages)
The former employee of a dairy farm petitioned for replevin and damages when the farmer kept a tractor the employee alleged he owned but used in his work at the dairy. The district court granted the employee’s petition, finding he had a superior claim of ownership, and awarding damages because the farmer wrongfully detained the tractor for more than a year. The farmer contests that ruling, alleging the former employee acquired the tractor by fraud and has no rightful claim to own it. OPINION HOLDS: Substantial evidence supports the replevin ruling, and we find no error of law, so we affirm.
