Legal Opinion

Winegard v. Oxberger

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 19, 1977No. 2-58361PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

This is an original certiorari proceeding to determine whether respondent judge exceeded his proper jurisdiction or otherwise acted illegally in overruling petitioner’s motions to compel discovery of a newsperson, and to sequester a predecree order filed in a pending marriage dissolution action. We sustain the writ.

February 6, 1973, Sally Ann Winegard (Sally) commenced proceedings in Des Moines District Court (District Court) for dissolution of a common-law marriage she claims existed between her and John R. Winegard (Winegard). October 18, 1974, District Court, upon…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Roosevelt Hotel Ltd. Partnership v. SweeneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  3. Senear v. Daily Journal-AmericanWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Winegard v. LarsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. Rapid City Journal Co. v. Circuit Court of Seventh Judicial Circuit Within & for Pennington CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979

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