Defendants, owners of multiple rental properties, appeal from a district court judgment entered on a jury verdict finding defendant Patrick Knueven had engaged in housing discrimination based on religion or national origin. Defendants contend the district court erred: (1) by failing to grant a judgment notwithstanding of the verdict for insufficient evidence Patrick Knueven had engaged in the prohibited practice of “steering”; (2) by failing to properly instruct the jury on the elements of “steering”; (3) by allowing evidence of stale allegations of steering; (4) by prohibiting the defense from offering evidence of Patrick Knueven’s good character; (5) by allowing deposition testimony from an unrelated matter as impeachment evidence; and (6) in awarding plaintiff attorney fees where the Knuevens should have been the prevailing party.

County:

Polk

Trial Court Case No.:

EQCE084694