CLE Course Materials: Recent Appellate Decisions, Fall 2015

These are the course materials for the CLE to be held in Mason City, Iowa, on September 30, 2015. The links below take you to a summary of each case, which also includes a link to the court's opinion. For more information on this program, please visit this page.

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During this program, we will review the following cases. (Additional material from recently decided cases may be added prior to the program.)

• Iowa Supreme Court
  • State of Iowa v. Hillary Lee Tyler. IA criminal law, expert testimony . June 30, 2015.
  • State of Iowa v. Jesse Michael Gaskins. IA criminal law, search and seizure . June 30, 2015.
  • Terri Aleta Rivera v. Woodward Resource Center and State of Iowa. IA wrongful discharge . June 30, 2015.
  • State of Iowa v. David Howard Rooney. Iowa Burglary . Apr. 10, 2015.
  • City of Sioux City v. Michael Jon Jacobsma. IA speed camera . Feb. 20, 2015.
• Iowa Court of Appeals
  • State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Tim Mrzlak and Dawn Mrzlak. IA insurance . Sep. 23, 2015.
  • Brenda J. Alcala v. Marriott International Inc., Courtyard Management Corporation, d/b/a Quad Cities Courtyard by Marriott. IA premises liability . Sep. 23, 2015.
  • Sabre Mayhugh v. Ester Dea, et al.. IA adverse possession . Sep. 23, 2015.
  • Estate of David Paul McFarlin v. State of Iowa. IA sovereign immunity, discretionary function exception . Sep. 10, 2015.
  • James Payton v. John Digiacomo and Daveen John Digiacomo. Iowa property, merger . Sep. 10, 2015.
  • Leanna Resetich and Ross Resetich v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.. IA impeaching verdict with juror affidavit . Sep. 10, 2015.
  • Tammie Ackelson v. Manley Toys Ltd. and Toy Quest Ltd., and Robin Drak and Heather Miller v. Manley Toys Ltd. and Toy Quest Ltd.. IA service of process . Aug. 19, 2015.
  • State of Iowa v. Matthew Allen Curtis Davis. IA criminal law, alternative theories of guilt . Aug. 19, 2015.
  • Monte M. Thompson v. ATI Products, Inc.. IA workers compensation . Aug. 19, 2015.
  • Daniel H. Finnegan, et al., v. Lee Dickson, et al.. IA landlocked property . Jan 28, 2015.
• Nebraska Supreme Court
  • Janice K. Litherland v. Gary Martin Jurgens and Velda Lee Lenners. Nebraska intentional interference with an inheritance . Sept. 11, 2015.
  • Rent-A-Roofer, Inc., v. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Ins. Co.. Nebraska Insurance, duty to defend . Sept. 11, 2015.
  • In re Claims Against Pierce Elevator. Neb. Grain Warehouse Act . Sept. 11, 2015.
• Minnesota Court of Appeals
  • Mary Cocchiarella v. Donald Driggs. Minn Stat 504B.375, residential tenant defined . Sep. 8, 2015.
  • State of Minnesota v. August Latimothy Fleming. MN criminal law, sentencing . Sep. 8, 2015.
  • City of Oronoco v. Fitzpatrick Real Estate, LLC, et al., v. Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana,. MN attorney lien priority . Sep. 8, 2015.
  • Jerry Wayne Cole v. Alexander Allen Wutzke. MN civil procedure . Aug. 31, 2015.
  • In the Matter of: KSTP-TV v. Metro Transit, Metropolitan Council . MN data practices . Aug. 24, 2015.
  • In re Estate of Esther Caroline Sullivan. MN wills . Aug. 17, 2015.
• Indiana Supreme Court
  • John O. Study v. State of Indiana. IN criminal law, statute of limitation . Feb. 5, 2015.
  • Indiana Resisting Law Enforcement: Two Cases . June 27, 2014.