Village Supply Co., Inc. v. Iowa Fund, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• “Giving preclusive effect to small claims adjudications in subsequent regular district court trials would be inconsistent with maintaining the simplicity and informality of small claims procedures.”
• issue preclusion by small claims judgment not warranted where differences exist in quality or extensiveness of procedures
• issue preclusion by small claims judgment not warranted where differences exist in quality or extensiveness of procedures
• practical construction placed on an agreement by the parties will be given effect
• “The practical construction placed on an agreement by the parties will be given effect.”
• doubts concerning the meaning of an agreement are resolved against its drafter

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).