Legal Opinion
Geiger v. Tokheim
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided February 1, 1996No. C 93-4019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND. 784
II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. 785
III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND. 787
A. Undisputed Facts. 787
B. Disputed Facts. 788
IV. LEGAL ANALYSIS. 788
A. Issue Preclusion — Commercial Reasonableness. 789
1. Iowa law. 790
2. Federal law. 790
3. Commercial reasonableness. 790
4. The bankruptcy court’s findings. 793
a. Iowa issue preclusion. 794
b. Federal issue preclusion . 795
5. Material fact questions . 795
B. Issue Preclusion-Tortious Interference…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Webster Industries, Inc. v. Northwood Doors, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- Schnittjer v. Houston (In Re Houston)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2008
- Zio Johnos Inc. v. Ziadeh (In Re Ziadeh)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002
- Youngblut v. Pepmeyer (In Re Pepmeyer)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002