Legal Opinion

Mathias v. Glandon

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 22, 1989No. 88-1699PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Defendants William and Jewel Glandon appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for sanctions against the plaintiffs Melinda Mathias, Connie Mathias, Melvin Mathias, and their attorney. On appeal, defendants urge the court was required to impose sanctions because plaintiffs’ counsel failed to conduct a reasonable inquiry as to the law and facts prior to filing the petition and because the appel-lees and their counsel failed to dismiss or amend the petition after it was apparent the allegations of the petition were not well grounded in fact. Because we find no…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Oliveri v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  3. Pantry Queen Foods, Inc. v. Lifschultz Fast Freight, Inc. v. D'Alterio Foods Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  4. Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Franzen v. Deere and Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  3. Weigel v. WeigelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. Breitbach v. ChristensonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  5. Schettler v. Iowa District Court for Carroll CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1993

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