Court Allows civil suits by parents against child kidnappers
In a split Iowa Supreme Court decision, a parent may sue the former spouse for civil damages after child snatching linked to a divorce decree. The majority says suits deter kidnapping and recover costs, while critics warn of harmful consequences for children and families.
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Ete
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
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Larson
Iowa
Plymouth County District Court
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Kenneth
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Wolfe
David Harris
Mark McCormick
Arthur McGivern
Regent to resign from Iowa Board to become lobbyist
Algona attorney Frank Stork, a member of the State Board of Regents, will resign to become the University of Iowa's lobbyist in Des Moines. He will start December 1 and earns a $50,000 annual salary, succeeding Dennis Nagel who is enrolling at UI law school.
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Vanity Bureau
Iowa City
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Algona
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Stork
Dennis Nagel
U of 1 Law School
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Iowa Supreme Court Rulings Reported by Gazette and AP
The Iowa Supreme Court issued rulings on Wednesday as reported by Gazette staff writer Judy Daubenmier and the Associated Press. The note explains editorial context for the published decisions and highlights the court's actions.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Gazette
Judy Daubenmier
Associated Press
Benton district upholds layoff over probation dispute
Justice J L Larson sustains the 1981 termination of Loretta Ferree for budget driven staff cuts. Ferree argued probation handling and grievance timing. the five day rule and probation clause supported the district. The decision centers on timely grievance filing and contract terms.
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Benton
J.L. Larson
Loretta Ferree
Ferree
Former Employee Free to Start Glass Services in Iowa City
Iowa Glass Depot Inc cannot enforce a 1976 non compete clause against Robert Jindrich. The Iowa Supreme Court found the contract not required to protect the business and unreasonably restricts Jindrich’s rights. Jindrich and a friend formed Glass Services in December 1981 to repair all types of glass in the Iowa City area.
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Iowa City
Iowa Glass Depot Inc
Robert Jindrich
Jindrich
Glass Services
Grimme Conviction Upheld in Dubuque County Board Disruption
Dubuque resident Gary R. Grimme had his conviction for willful disturbance upheld after an incident on November 23, 1981, in which he struck the county personnel director and shouted abuse at the Board of Supervisors. He argued the court erred by denying extra time for depositions. the District Court judge was not found to have abused discretion in refusing more time.
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Gary R. Grimme
Dubuque
Board of Supervisors
Grimme
No adopted heir ruling in Dubuque County trust case
The court ruled that an adopted adult is not automatically a legally adopted child for trust purposes. The decision centers on Viola James of Dubuque County, who in 1953 created a trust directing its proceeds to her adopted arrangements.
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Mary Patterson James
Viola James Wathen
Evelyn Mackey
Mackey
James
Dubuque County
Viola James
University official May Brodbeck dies by overdose in San Francisco
San Francisco County medical examiner rules that May Brodbeck former University of Iowa vice president of academic affairs died from an intentional barbiturate overdose. Brodbeck 66 whose body was found in a San Francisco motel room on August 2. She retired from the U of I faculty last spring.
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Iowa City
San Francisco
Calif
May Brodbeck
University of Iowa
Brodbeck
U of I
Oelwein Rail Workers Fight Seniority Merger Plan
A group of Chicago and North Western materials and clerical workers in Oelwein plans a petition against a recent union merger that pools seniority. Pat Johnson, 26, warns his rank could fall from 201 to 698 as the two groups are combined, while a clerks spokesman says it is too early to know the impact. The union plans a meeting next week to address questions.
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Oelwein
Chicago and North Western
Pat Johnson
Johnson
CQNW
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Bellevue boy's body found in field identified
A 13 year old Bellevue boy Danny Joe Eberle who disappeared while delivering newspapers Sunday was found in a field in Bellevue Wednesday morning. Sarpy County Sheriff Pat Thomas said the cause of death would be determined after an autopsy today.
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Danny Joe Eberle
Pat Thomas
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