Legal Opinion

Hearity v. BOARD OF SUP'RS FOR FAYETTE COUNTY

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 22, 1989No. 87-1473PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARTER, Justice.

This appeal involves motions for sanctions under Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 80(a) with respect to the pleadings of plaintiff, Robert Hearity, in an action in the Iowa District Court for Fayette County. The district court denied these motions on the ground that they were not timely filed. Following our review of the legal issues presented and aided by the arguments of counsel, we reverse the district court’s order.

On June 5, 1987, at the conclusion of the evidence in the underlying case, the trial court granted the motion for directed verdict which was presented by all of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Overnite Transportation Co. v. Chicago Industrial Tire Co., Appeal of Themis N. Anastos and Paul E. PeldyakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Franzen v. Deere and Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  3. Darrah v. Des Moines General HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  4. Snyder v. Allamakee CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  5. Hearity v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wolf v. City of ElySupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  2. Schettler v. Iowa District Court for Carroll CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  3. Board of Water Works Trustees v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corporation, and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa Corporation v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  5. Schettler v. DIST. CT. FOR CARROLL CTY.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993

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