State Supreme Court / Iowa

Summy v. City of Des Moines

Decided January 13, 2006. Marsha K. Ternus wrote the opinion for the court.

708 N.W.2d 333 · Cited 81 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Alber v. City of Dubuque · 101 N.W.2d 185
Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. · 328 U.S. 217
People v. Bell · 778 P.2d 129
Wilkins v. State · 609 P.2d 309
ONTARIO SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, LTD. v. Smith · 572 S.E.2d 533
Kolbe v. State · 625 N.W.2d 721
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Thermogas Co. · 620 N.W.2d 819
Herbst v. State · 616 N.W.2d 582
Estate of Long Ex Rel. Smith v. Broadlawns Medical Center · 656 N.W.2d 71
Beyer v. City of Dubuque · 139 N.W.2d 428
State v. Marti · 290 N.W.2d 570
Graber v. City of Ankeny · 616 N.W.2d 633
Top of Iowa Cooperative v. Sime Farms, Inc. · 608 N.W.2d 454
Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 702 N.W.2d 468
State v. Piper · 663 N.W.2d 894
Alvarado v. State · 486 P.2d 891
Anderson v. State · 692 N.W.2d 360
Johnson v. Interstate Power Co. · 481 N.W.2d 310
State v. Morgan · 559 N.W.2d 603
Young v. Gregg · 480 N.W.2d 75
State v. Hartsfield · 681 N.W.2d 626
State v. Lohr · 266 N.W.2d 1
Contois v. Town of West Warwick · 865 A.2d 1019
Seide v. State · 875 A.2d 1259
Baker v. City of Ottumwa · 560 N.W.2d 578

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