Legal Opinion
Schultz v. Security National Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 1, 1998No. 96-2073PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Mary Schultz sued the Security National Bank and Kenneth Opstein, her deceased husband’s former employer. She alleged that the bank and Opstein conspired to convert a vehicle owned by her, and she demanded both compensatory and punitive damages. The court dismissed her entire suit against Opstein and her conspiracy claim against the bank. It also struck her claim for punitive damages. The jury awarded Schultz damages against the bank for the value of the car. Schultz appealed the court’s rejection of her conspiracy theory and her claim for punitive damages. Opstein…
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