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Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/23/1980

Midwest Management Corp. v. Stephens

Citations

  • 291 N.W.2d 896
  • 1980 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 830

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  • holding plaintiff was not required to file a reply to affirmative defenses before it could assert its estoppel theory at trial even though it had not pleaded estoppel
  • holding plaintiff was not required to file a reply to affirmative defenses before it could assert its estoppel theory at trial even though it had not pleaded estoppel
  • stating that a contract affording one of the parties \sole discretion\ to terminate the contract required party \to exercise that discretion in a reasonable manner on the basis of fair dealing and good faith\
  • noting the other party need not file a resistance to a motion 21 for summary judgment to prevail if the moving party has not met its burden to show the absence of a genuine issue
  • noting the other party need not file a resistance to a motion for summary judgment to prevail if the moving party has not met its burden to show the absence of a genuine issue
  • noting the other party need not file a resistance to a motion for summary judgment to prevail if the moving party has not met its burden to show the absence of a genuine issue

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Judges: Reynoldson, Legrand, Uhlenhopp, McCormick, Larson

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