Legal Opinion

Welke v. City of Devenport

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 26, 1981No. 65263PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Plaintiff, Warren W. Welke, appeals from a twenty-five dollar judgment entered in his favor in this suit for damages. He presents two questions for our review: (1) whether trial court was correct in concluding automobile certificates of title were determinative of plaintiff’s right to recover for the wrongful taking of certain vehicles; and (2) whether application of the doctrine of mitigation of damages in the instant case constituted error. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

This action results from the towing and impounding of six…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Farmers Butter & Dairy Cooperative v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. Williams v. SwetlandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
  3. Ontario Livestock Commission Co. v. FlynnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
  4. Grogan Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. GottfriedOhio Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Berman v. Wreck-A-Pair Bldg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1938

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. v. RoweSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  2. William F. Shidler v. All American Life & Financial Corp., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. Polk County Bank v. SpitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Larson v. Great West Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1992
  5. Pester Refining Co. v. MAPCO Gas Products, Inc. (In Re Pester Refining Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1986

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