Legal Opinion
Weigel v. Weigel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1991No. 89-918PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Eva Weigel and Philip Weigel were divorced in 1985, and their property was divided by the court’s decree. Later, Eva discovered evidence which suggested that Philip had understated his assets to the dissolution court, and she sued him for fraud. The district court dismissed the suit. In a later proceeding, the court imposed sanctions against Eva under Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 80(a), but refused to order them against her attorneys.
Eva appealed from the dismissal of her fraud claim and from the order for sanctions. Philip “cross-appealed” from the denial of his request for…
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