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22 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1968–2025 16 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
McCracken v. Edward D. Jones & Co.green2 sentences2025Jones & Co., 445 N.W.2d 375, 378 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989) (“[I]t is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented.”). 2025Jones & Co., 445 N.W.2d 375, 378 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989) (“[I]t is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has 9 invited . . . .”); D.C., 2025 WL 401965 , at *4. | 11 | 14 |
Hackman v. Beckwithgreen2 sentences2025See State v. Leonard, No. 15-0381, 2015 WL 7686999 , at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 25, 2015); cf. Hackman v. Beckwith, 64 N.W.2d 275, 281 (Iowa 1954) (“[I]t is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented.”). 2024See Hackman v. Beckwith, 64 N.W.2d 275, 800 (Iowa 1954) (“[I]t is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented.”). | 6 | 8 |
Patchette v. Stategreen1 sentence2024Jones & Co., 445 N.W.2d 375, 378 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989) (“[I]t is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented.”); Patchette v. State, 374 N.W.2d 397 , 401 8 (Iowa 1985) (“We cannot consider an issue for the first time on appeal, even if it is of constitutional dimension.”). | 1 | 1 |
Vennerberg Farms, Inc. v. IGF Insurance Co.green1 sentence2023Co., 405 N.W.2d 810, 814 (Iowa 1987) (discussing judicial estoppel). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Sagegreen1 sentence2021Additionally, a defendant “cannot assume inconsistent positions in the trial and appellate courts.” State v. Sage, 162 N.W.2d 502, 504 (Iowa 1968). | 1 | 1 |
City of Minot v. Johnstongreen1 sentence1989Hackman v. Beckwith, 245 Iowa 791, 800 , 64 *379 N.W.2d 275, 281 (1954); see 5 Am.Jur.2d Appeal and Error § 713 (1962). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Hammergreen2 sentences1969In State v. Hammer, 246 Iowa, 392, 399-400 , 66 N.W.2d 490, 494 (Smith, J.) defendant complained on appeal of the exclusion of evidence he contended would be the only competent evidence on a vital issue. 1969In State v. Hammer, 246 Iowa, 392, 399-400 , 66 N.W.2d 490, 494 (Smith, J.) defendant complained on appeal of the exclusion of evidence he contended would be the only competent evidence on a vital issue. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Knudsen v. Merle Hay Plaza, Inc.
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2 sentences1969"It is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented." Hackman v. Beckwith, 245 Iowa 791, 800 , 64 N.W.2d 275, 281 ; Knudsen v. Merle Hay Plaza, Inc., Iowa, 160 N.W.2d 279, 285 . 1969“It is elementary a litigant cannot complain of error which he has invited or to which he has assented.” Hackman v. Beckwith, 245 Iowa 791, 800 , 64 N.W.2d 275, 281 ; Knudsen v. Merle Hay Plaza, Inc., Iowa, 160 N.W.2d 279, 285 . | 2 | 1969–1969 |
State v. Beckwith
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2 sentences1969(Mantz, J.) State v. Beckwith, 243 Iowa 841, 845 , 53 N.W.2d 867, 869 , (Hays, J.) in affirming a judgment of death for first degree murder, all justices concurring, holds: “Defendant cannot now predicate error upon the court’s doing the very thing they requested the court to do.” Hackman v. Beckwith, 245 Iowa 791, 800 , 64 N.W.2d 275, 281 (Thompson, J.), after finding no proper exception was taken which clearly advised the trial court of appellants’ complaint as to an instruction as given, proceeds to hold: "In addition, appellants’ requested Instruction No. 6 was in substance and meaning ide 1969(Mantz, J.) State v. Beckwith, 243 Iowa 841, 845 , 53 N.W.2d 867, 869 , (Hays, J.) in affirming a judgment of death for first degree murder, all justices concurring, holds: “Defendant cannot now predicate error upon the court’s doing the very thing they requested the court to do.” Hackman v. Beckwith, 245 Iowa 791, 800 , 64 N.W.2d 275, 281 (Thompson, J.), after finding no proper exception was taken which clearly advised the trial court of appellants’ complaint as to an instruction as given, proceeds to hold: "In addition, appellants’ requested Instruction No. 6 was in substance and meaning ide | 1 | 1969–1969 |