Statute treatment: Iowa Code § 85.22

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 67 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

67citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1980–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Shirley v. Pothast (1993) iowa 18 own cites 6× in case

#2 Sladek v. K Mart Corp. (1992) iowa 23 own cites 3× in case

#3 March v. Pekin Insurance Co. (1991) iowa 17 own cites 3× in case

#4 Kuta v. Newberg (1999) iowa 28 own cites 2× in case

#5 Johnson v. Interstate Power Co. (1992) iowa 75 own cites 1× in case

#6 United Fire & Casualty Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (2004) iowa 16 own cites 2× in case

#7 Sourbier v. State (1993) iowa 15 own cites 2× in case

#8 Fisher v. Keller Industries, Inc. (1992) iowa 13 own cites 2× in case

#9 ACS Recovery Services, Inc. v. Larry Griffi (2013) ca5 34 own cites 1× in case

#10 Carter v. Wiese Corp. (1984) iowactapp 31 own cites 1× in case

#11 Hayes Brothers, Inc. v. Economy Fire & Casualty Company (1980) ca8 6 own cites 3× in case

#12 Sylvester v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. (1997) iowa 6 own cites 3× in case

#13 Charles R. Coffey v. Mid Seven Transportation Company and Great West Casualty Company (2013) iowa 28 own cites 1× in case

#14 Firstar Bank of Burlington v. Hawkeye Paving Corp. (1997) iowa 4 own cites 4× in case

#15 Thomas v. Hansen (1994) iowa 21 own cites 1× in case

#16 Teel v. McCord (1986) iowa 21 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bride v. Heckart (1996) iowa 19 own cites 1× in case

#18 Terra International, Inc. v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. (1996) iand 18 own cites 1× in case

#19 Bloomquist v. Wapello County (1993) iowa 18 own cites 1× in case

#20 Bertrand v. Sioux City Grain Exchange (1988) iowa 7 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.