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6 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1995–2023 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Ellwood v. Mid States Commodities, Inc.green2 sentences2023“The clean hands doctrine stands for the principle that a party may be denied relief in equity based on his inequitable, unfair, dishonest, fraudulent, or deceitful conduct.” Ellwood v. Mid States Commodities, Inc., 404 N.W.2d 174, 184 (Iowa 1987). 2020See Ellwood v. Mid States Commodities, Inc., 404 N.W.2d 174, 184 (Iowa 1987) (“The clean hands doctrine stands for the principle that a party may be denied relief in equity based on his inequitable, unfair, dishonest, fraudulent, or deceitful conduct.”). | 3 | 3 |
Butler v. Butlergreen1 sentence2023Assocs., Inc., 178 N.W.2d 343, 353 (Iowa 1970); see also Hora v. Hora, No. 22-0259, 2023 WL 1809035 , at *6 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2023) (noting the clean hands doctrine “is 18 not a favored doctrine of the courts”); JP Morgan Chase Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. Ackley, No. 12-1338, 2013 WL 1749783 , at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 24, 2013) (“The defense of the clean hands doctrine is not favored by the courts.”); Butler v. Butler, 114 N.W.2d 595, 619 (Iowa 1962) (same). “[T]he application of the doctrine is purely discretionary and . . . it should not be applied where the result would be contrary to public | 1 | 1 |
Anita Valley, Inc. v. Bingleygreen1 sentence2023The doctrine “requires proof that the plaintiff ‘dirtied [his hands] in acquiring the rights he now asserts.’” Hora, 2023 WL 1809035 , at *6 (quoting Anita Valley, Inc. v. Bingley, 279 N.W.2d 37, 41 (Iowa 1979)). | 1 | 1 |
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Ass'n v. Personnel Associates Inc.green2 sentences2023Assocs., Inc., 178 N.W.2d 343, 353 (Iowa 1970); see also Hora v. Hora, No. 22-0259, 2023 WL 1809035 , at *6 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2023) (noting the clean hands doctrine “is 18 not a favored doctrine of the courts”); JP Morgan Chase Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. Ackley, No. 12-1338, 2013 WL 1749783 , at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 24, 2013) (“The defense of the clean hands doctrine is not favored by the courts.”); Butler v. Butler, 114 N.W.2d 595, 619 (Iowa 1962) (same). “[T]he application of the doctrine is purely discretionary and . . . it should not be applied where the result would be contrary to public 2023Assocs., Inc., 178 N.W.2d 343, 353 (Iowa 1970); see also Hora v. Hora, No. 22-0259, 2023 WL 1809035 , at *6 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2023) (noting the clean hands doctrine “is 18 not a favored doctrine of the courts”); JP Morgan Chase Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v. Ackley, No. 12-1338, 2013 WL 1749783 , at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 24, 2013) (“The defense of the clean hands doctrine is not favored by the courts.”); Butler v. Butler, 114 N.W.2d 595, 619 (Iowa 1962) (same). “[T]he application of the doctrine is purely discretionary and . . . it should not be applied where the result would be contrary to public | 1 | 1 |
Opperman v. M. & I. DEHY, INC.green1 sentence2020Dehy, Inc., 644 N.W.2d 1, 6 (Iowa 2002) (quoting 27A Am. | 1 | 1 |
Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Companygreen1 sentence2020We decline to apply that equitable principle here, particularly because we affirm the finding Casey’s was not authorized to test McCann. 27 for back pay for the “utter failure” to seek similar employment. 172 F.3d 1, 16 (1st Cir. 1999). | 1 | 1 |
Clark v. Thompsongreen1 sentence2020See Clark v. Thompson, 37 Iowa 536, 540 (1873) (“It is not within the jurisdiction of equity to set aside statutes, and we have never heard that it has power to relieve, in any way, the severities of express legislative enactments.”). | 1 | 1 |
Phipps v. Winneshiek Countygreen1 sentence2019“A claim of false testimony constitutes intrinsic fraud.” Phipps v. Winneshiek Cty., 593 N.W.2d 143, 146 (Iowa 1999). | 1 | 1 |
Forkin Ex Rel. Harrison Park Development, Inc. v. Colegreen2 sentences2017See Ellwood v. Mid States 9 Commodities, Inc., 404 N.W.2d 174, 184 (Iowa 1987) (noting the doctrine of clean hands may be applied in actions brought in equity). “[E]quity requires that a shareholder derivative action cannot be maintained if the nominal plaintiff has unclean hands in connection with the transactions which are the bases for the litigation or has participated or acquiesced in, or benefited from the conduct of which he now complains.” Forkin v. Cole, 548 N.E.2d 795, 805 (Ill. 2017See Ellwood v. Mid States 9 Commodities, Inc., 404 N.W.2d 174, 184 (Iowa 1987) (noting the doctrine of clean hands may be applied in actions brought in equity). “[E]quity requires that a shareholder derivative action cannot be maintained if the nominal plaintiff has unclean hands in connection with the transactions which are the bases for the litigation or has participated or acquiesced in, or benefited from the conduct of which he now complains.” Forkin v. Cole, 548 N.E.2d 795, 805 (Ill. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.
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2 sentences1995McKennon , 513 U.S. at -, 115 S.Ct. at 885 , 130 L.Ed.2d at 863 . 1995McKennon , 513 U.S. at -, 115 S.Ct. at 885 , 130 L.Ed.2d at 863 . | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.