Ex-policeman wins interest on damages in drunken driver case
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled former Cedar Rapids officer Ricky Dean Gail is entitled to interest on the full $1.6 million damages from a drunken driver crash. The court overturned a Linn County ruling that Western Convenience Stores did not owe $81,254 interest on out of court settlements.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ricky Dean Gail
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn County
Western Convenience Stores
Ronald R. Clark
Gail
Daniels Street
H Avenue
Clark
7-Eleven
Linn County District Court
Supreme Court
Western
Lawyer not required at worker camp hearings
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-0 that an injured employee does not have a right to counsel during interrogations of a worker's doctor in workers' compensation proceedings. The court upheld the Linn County decision denying benefits to Darlene Morrison, noting requiring counsel would turn hearings adversarial and slow processing.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Linn County
Darlene Morrison
Morrison
Century Engineering Co
Supreme Court
K. David Harris
Iowa Court reinstates couple's suit over Arkansas transfer
The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a Cedar Rapids couple's suit against Chamberlain Manufacturing, finding the Chicago firm implied a lasting employment relationship when transferring Wendell Oliver to FeatherLite in Arkansas. Marilyn Oliver quit her job and sold their home as the couple moved in 1982. Oliver was terminated later that year, with the court noting the transfer suggested more than a temporary assignment.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Arkansas
Linn County
Chamberlain Manufacturing
Wendell Oliver
Chamberlain
Feather- Lite Corp
Hot Springs
Ark
Oliver
Arkansas Post
Marilyn
Terrorism conviction upheld by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals sustains Linn County man Larry Starr’s terrorism conviction in a 3-0 decision. He was found to have placed his estranged wife Robin in fear for her life after an alleged December 3, 1986 gun incident. The ruling cites substantial evidence including the daughter’s testimony and the plastic gun box.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Linn County
Larry Starr
Starr
Robin
E Avenue NW
Marion names track after Altenberg in memory of star athlete
The Marion Independent school board voted 5 to 2 to name the district track for Ron Altenberg, Marion High and Cornell College athlete who died December 30 from stomach cancer. A petition with 250 to 300 signatures supported the measure.
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Kevin Kane
Marion Independent School Board
Marion High
Cornell College
Ron Altenberg
Jay Kacena
Marion
Altenberg
Cornell
Phillips 66
Texas
Local arrests list and fire calls report
A blotter style update lists multiple arrests from burglaries robberies and drunken driving with times addresses and charges including Dwayne Oliver Robert Elliott Robert Pirtle Ronald Hruby and others. It also logs a string of Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday fire calls including medical emergencies gas issues and equipment problems across several city blocks and streets.
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Robert Pirtle
Third Ave
Fourth Avenue
Ronald Hruby
19Th Ave
15Th Avenue
Anthony Rhoads
Mount Vernon
Highway 1
Palisades Road
Thomas Jones
1600 Ave
13Th Street
Wayne Wilson
Ninth Ave
Marion
Marion Boulevard
Robin McCormick
C St
J Street
Robert Peterson
Leisure
Settlement in Iowa hospital negligence suit over wife’s suicide
A Cedar Rapids man settles a lawsuit alleging negligence by University of Iowa Hospitals staff in allowing his wife Rita J. O'Donnell to hang herself with a bathrobe belt. Terms were not disclosed in Linn District Court. Rita died February 7 1983 after severe brain damage and coma.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Hospitals
Linn District
Michael D. O'Donnell
Rita J. O'Donnell
O'Donnell
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Robert Elliott
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Meadowview Dr
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Blairs Ferry Road
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