Legal Opinion

Bremicker v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 16, 1988No. 86-1688PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARSON, Justice.

Douglas A. Bremicker was employed by MCI Telecommunications Corp. during April and May 1985. When Bremicker left MCI, he claimed he was owed $2785 in commissions. In December 1985, Bremicker filed a suit against MCI under the Iowa Wage Payment Law, Iowa Code chapter 91A (1985). A jury awarded Bremicker damages, and the court awarded him attorney fees of $3000.

Bremicker appealed, claiming: (1) the court abused its discretion in setting the attorney fee award, (2) the court erred in refusing to allow him to amend his petition to demand punitive damages, and (3) the court erred…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hulse v. WifvatSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  2. State v. GartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  3. Pogge v. Fullerton Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  4. Ackerman v. LauverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  5. Smith v. JC Penney CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hyler v. GarnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  2. Lynch v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  3. Burke v. Hawkeye National Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. Equity Control Associates, Ltd. v. RootSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  5. Wolf v. DaCom, Inc.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1993

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