Legal Opinion
American Family Mutual Insurance v. Miell
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided July 1, 2008No. C04-0142PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON POST-TRIAL MOTIONS
JON STUART SCOLES, United States Magistrate Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 845
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.845
III. RELEVANT FACTS.845
A. American Family’s Complaint.845
B. Miell’s Third-Party Claim.846
IV. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.847
A. Leyal Standard on Motion for New Trial .847
B. Discussion .847
1. Did the Court Abuse its Discretion in Allowiny Testimony of Other “Bad Acts?”.847
2. Did the Court Err in its Submission of the Punitive Damaye Instruction?.849
V.MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW AND/OR TO ALTER OR AMEND THE JUDGMENT.853
A. Leyal Standard to be Applied.853
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