Legal Opinion

Barnhill v. Iowa District Court for Polk County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 14, 2009No. 06-0163Published

1Opinion of the Court

765 N.W.2d 267 (2009)

Kathryn S. BARNHILL, Plaintiff,

v.

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.

No. 06-0163.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 1, 2009.

As Corrected May 14, 2009.

Kathryn S. Barnhill of Barnhill & Associates P.C., West Des Moines, pro se.

Wade R. Hauser III of Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Des Moines, for defendant.

STREIT, Justice.

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Albert J. Gaiardo and Patricia Gaiardo, His Wife v. Ethyl Corporation, A/K/A Ethyl Corporation, Visqueen DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. In Re Kunstler.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990

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