Ex-treasurer Hennessey drunk driving conviction upheld
Des Moines bureau reports former Linn County Treasurer James Hennessey lost an appeal to overturn his second offense drunken driving conviction. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled there was no merit to his challenges, upholding the October 1985 arrest in Hiawatha and the prior first offense conviction.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Linn County
James Hennessey
Iowa Supreme Court
Hennessey
Hiawatha
Johnson County
Hennessey Guilty After Trial Conviction challenged
Hennessey was found guilty on February 28 1986 amid claims the defendant’s injury from a fall at O’Hare Airport contributed to his behavior. He resigned as county treasurer on April 19 1986 and sought overturning the verdict arguing jury prejudice and contested breath test evidence.
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Hennessey
O’hare
Chicago
Iowa Supreme Court opinions issued Wednesday
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed, reversed, or remanded numerous cases across counties. Matters include injury disputes, fraud and foreclosure actions, drunken driving, contract and real estate disputes, and license actions, with several rulings split between affirmations and remands.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Black Hawk — Lake
Schaffnit
Perkins
Walker
Cerro Gordo
State
Weaver
Delaware — Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Dubuque
Mahaska — Grandia
City of
Vennerberg Farms Inc
IGF Insurance Co
Scott
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Hancock
Hildebrant
Warren — Equilease Corp
Smith
Consumer Credit
Shaw Avenue dump in Charles City eyed for cleanup priority
An EPA official said there is over an 80 percent chance the Shaw Avenue dump site in Charles City will be added to the agency's priority list for toxic waste cleanup, with a decision possible by June. If added, cleanup could begin and cost-recovery actions pursued against Salsbury Laboratories or the city of Charles City. The site was found during testing of the nearby LaBounty dump, already on the priority list.
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Charles City
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Shaw Avenue
EPA
Salsbury Laboratories
Bob Moreby
Kansas City
LaBounty Dump
Iowa Supreme Court upholds MIU fee award in meditation dispute
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ordered World Teacher Seminar to pay most of the $62,090 in attorney fees MIU incurred in the Maharishi meditation teachings case. The ruling curves through a long conflict dating to 1983 over consent decree interpretation and campus access.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Jefferson County District Court
Dan F. Morrison
Maharishi
MIU
World Teacher
Ing
World
MIA
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Dolby
TM Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp
Radio Shack
Mobile
Mike
Bari
Sy Micronia
Safe House
FCC
CitiLine
Citibank
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Children’s Miracle Network
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Iowa Children’s
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