Legal Opinion
Rick v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 9, 2005No. 04-0112PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Chief Justice.
In this personal injury action, the defendant, Wilbur Sprague, appeals from a district court judgment for $5000 in favor of Marlene A. Tri Rick, one of the plaintiffs in this action, on Sprague’s offer to confess judgment. Sprague contends the district court misinterpreted his offer to confess judgment, which he claims was for both Marlene’s loss of consortium claim and her husband Howard M. Rick’s claim for personal injuries. Marlene moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds the appeal does not meet the amount-in-controversy requirement of Iowa Rule of Appellate…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Shell Oil Company v. KelinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Dickson v. Hubbell Realty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Kristerin Development Co. v. Granson InvestmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- John T. Jones Construction Co. v. Hoot General ConstructionDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2008
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- Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Service Commission of the City of Sioux City, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
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