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· 1/9/2015

Maxine Gail Veatch v. City of Waverly and Jason Leonard, Individually and in His Official Capacity

Citations

  • 858 N.W.2d 1
  • 2015 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 4

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting the appellate court can affirm summary judgment on a ground not relied upon by the district court so long as the ground was urged in that court and on appeal
  • noting the appellate court can affirm summary judgment on a ground not relied upon by the district court so long as the ground was urged in that court and on appeal
  • stating in a false arrest action the focus of the probable cause inquiry is “on the facts known to [the officer], not merely the potential offenses he announced or subjectively considered at the time he made the arrest”
  • “Nonetheless, we can affirm the summary judgment on a ground not relied upon by the district court provided the ground was urged in that court and is also urged on appeal.”

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Judges: Hecht

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