Ryan v. Arneson

ANDREASEN, Justice.

This appeal presents three primary issues for consideration by this court. First, is a juror competent to testify as to conversations in the jury room concerning a quotient verdict. Second, is the award of punitive damages excessive, and third, is the prevailing party entitled to attorney fees on appeal under Iowa Code section 639.14 (1987).

I. Background.

This is an action concerning the ownership of approximately twenty acres of land and opposing claims of conversion and wrongful attachment.

The disputed property is a very rugged and wooded parcel of land in northeast Iowa.…