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5 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2016 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
Petersen v. Olsongreen2 sentences1992This argument ignores the plain language of the May 1975 real estate contract specifically providing (1) that, if not exercised during the lifetime of the seller, the option would continue for six months after the death of the survivor of the seller, and (2) that the contract was to be binding "upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the respective parties.” See Petersen v. Olson, 253 Iowa 469, 485 , 112 N.W.2d 874, 883 (1962) (an option does not lapse by death of the option- or). 1992This argument ignores the plain language of the May 1975 real estate contract specifically providing (1) that, if not exercised during the lifetime of the seller, the option would continue for six months after the death of the survivor of the seller, and (2) that the contract was to be binding "upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the respective parties.” See Petersen v. Olson, 253 Iowa 469, 485 , 112 N.W.2d 874, 883 (1962) (an option does not lapse by death of the option- or). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Janzgreen1 sentence2016See State v. Janz, 358 N.W.2d 547, 549 (Iowa 1984) (stating a defendant has the option to challenge a restitution order either in the district court or on appeal, but suggesting the best course of action is through the district court “because considerable discretion is lodged in the district court on matters involving sentencing, [and] the sentencing court may be less reluctant than the appellate court to grant relief from an order for restitution or plan of restitution”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
In Re Estate of Beaver
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2 sentences1995In In re Estate of Beaver, 206 N.W.2d 692 (Iowa 1973), the will provided that a beneficiary was to have an option to purchase certain property and that the option was to be exercised before that beneficiary attained thirty years of of age. 1995In In re Estate of Beaver, 206 N.W.2d 692 (Iowa 1973), the will provided that a beneficiary was to have an option to purchase certain property and that the option was to be exercised before that beneficiary attained thirty years of of age. | 2 | 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.