Chariton Feed and Grain, Inc. v. Harder

After an exhaustive discussion of defendant Davidson’s version of the facts and after reciting legal principles with which, in general, I agree, the majority reaches a conclusion at variance with that of the trial court. For at least three reasons I disagree with the majority’s analysis.

The majority grants the appellant what amounts to a de novo review in this law action. The review should be on error and, no matter what our own findings might have been, we should affirm the trial court’s conclusion if it was supported by substantial evidence. Iowa R.App.P. 14(f)(1).

Second, the majority has…