Legal Opinion
Dillon v. City of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 17, 1985No. 84-691PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This is an appeal and cross-appeal from the judgment ordering specific performance of an agreement between the City of Davenport, as employer, and William Dillon, a city employee. The trial court ordered the City to honor an agreement entered into by its attorney to pay $150,000 to its employee in settlement of his workers’ compensation claim. On appeal the City asserts the agreement is not enforceable. The employee cross-appeals and claims he was entitled to an award of interest. We affirm.
On May 15, 1982, Dillon, the City’s Director of Purchasing, suffered a heart attack.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sawyer v. LorenzenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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