Legal Opinion

Bevers v. KILBURG, IN AND FOR LINN COUNTY

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 24, 1982No. 67835PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this contempt of court proceeding brought under Iowa Code section 598.23 and chapter 665 (1981) to determine whether there is sufficient basis and evidence to find plaintiffs in contempt. Plaintiffs claim that the district court’s decree, on which the contempt citation was based, was not sufficiently clear and that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of willful disobedience of the decree. We annul the writ of certiorari.

The alleged contempt of plaintiffs Betty Anne Bevers and her attorney, Tom Riley, arose out of a dissolution of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lutz v. DarbyshireSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. Lynch v. UhlenhoppSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  3. In Re Marriage of WelsherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  4. In Re the Marriage of BeversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Callenius v. BlairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Iowa District Court for Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  2. In Re Marriage of JacoboSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  3. Chidester v. NeedlesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  4. In Re the Marriage of BeversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Skinner v. RuighSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984

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