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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:
Date Published:
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.
