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Veatch v. City of Waverly

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Nov 6, 2013
841 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013)

Summary

affirming summary judgment for defendant-officer on claim for punitive damages where record did not show any "personal spite, hatred, or ill will" toward the arrestee

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Opinion

No. 13–0417.

2013-11-6

Maxine Gail VEATCH, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. CITY OF WAVERLY and Jason Leonard, Individually And In His Official Capacity, Defendants–Appellees.

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, DeDra Schroeder, Judge. Plaintiff appeals the district court's ruling granting summary judgment to defendants. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. John J. Hines and Laura L. Folkerts of Dutton, Braun, Staack & Hellman, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellant. Beth E. Hansen of Swisher & Cohrt, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellees.



Summaries of

Veatch v. City of Waverly

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Nov 6, 2013
841 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013)

affirming summary judgment for defendant-officer on claim for punitive damages where record did not show any "personal spite, hatred, or ill will" toward the arrestee

Summary of this case from Dunn v. Doe
Case details for

Veatch v. City of Waverly

Case Details

Full title:Maxine Gail VEATCH, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. CITY OF WAVERLY and Jason…

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Date published: Nov 6, 2013

Citations

841 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013)

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