Judgment reinstated in death at Marshalltown Police Station
The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a $213,000 judgment for the family of Kevin Thacker, who died after an arrest at the Marshalltown Police Station. The court said the jury could have reasonably believed the victim was injured by excessive force, overturning a lower court ruling that threw out the verdict.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Iowa Court of Appeals
Kevin Thacker
Carl E. Petersen
James Wilkinson
Thacker
Thomas Thacker
Kendall Eldred
Temple
Eldred
Iowa Court protects descendants right to halt cemetery sale
Iowa Court of Appeals ruled descendants may block conversion of long neglected Dearinger Cemetery in Elk Creek Township to farmland. The court also held townships need not maintain abandoned cemeteries, ordering landowner Van Wyk to rebuild the fence around two remaining graves after years of neglect.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jasper County
Iowa Townships
Elk Creek Township
Dearinger
Jacob Dearinger
Schlegel
William van Wyk
Plymouth County District Court
Appeals Court
Court rejects alimony hike for woman who sacrificed job
Iowa Court of Appeals upholds $300 monthly alimony for Garnet Marvin, ruling her loss of 12 years teaching work and good health justified the amount. Justices refuse higher payment but add a cost-of-living escalator clause to the decree.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Johnson County
Garnet Marvin
William Marvin Jr
William
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Prison not liable in inmate stabbing case
Court of Appeals reversed a Polk County verdict finding the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison liable for Edward Lee Thomas being stabbed by a fellow inmate with barber shears. Judge Rosemary Shaw Sackett said evidence failed to show prison officials neglected supervision.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Edward Lee Thomas
Polk
County District Court
Thomas
Appeals Court
Rosemary Shaw Sackett
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3Rd Avenue
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Mercy Education Center
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Jolynn Glanzer
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Barry Norris
Kgan-Tv
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Hall Radiation Center
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Kay Jackson
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