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Midwest Home Distributor, Inc. v. Domco Industries Ltd.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 23, 1998No. 96-1731PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVORATO, Justice.

A floor covering distributor sued a floor covering manufacturer for damages arising out of a distributor relationship between the two. The jury awarded the distributor compensatory damages on multiple theories of recovery and punitive damages. The theories included promissory estoppel, breach of fiduciary relationship, fraudulent misrepresentation, and fraudulent concealment. In its appeal, the manufacturer raises numerous issues. The decisive issues, however, are whether sufficient evidence supports the recovery for fraudulent misrepresentation and punitive damages, whether…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Magnusson Agency v. Public Entity National Co.-MidwestSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,535 Harold Harris v. Union Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. Fell v. Kewanee Farm Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  4. Wilson v. IBP, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Morley v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Gibson v. ITT Hartford Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  2. Daniel Watkins Cynthia Watkins v. Terry Lundell Stephanie LundellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. Said Hannoon v. Fawn Engineering Corp. And Tony John WayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. Revere Transducers, Inc. v. Deere & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Estate of Pearson v. Interstate Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2005

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