· 4/9/2010
Zimmer v. Vander Waal
Citations
- 780 N.W.2d 730
- 2010 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 25
- 2010 WL 1404838
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that trailer is not a motor vehicle as defined by owner consent statute and is therefore not governed by statute
- holding that trailer is not a motor vehicle as defined by owner consent statute and is therefore not governed by statute
- recognizing one of the fundamental rules of statutory interpretation is we will not interpret a statute to make any part of it superfluous unless no other interpretation is reasonably possible
- recognizing one of the fundamental rules of statutory interpretation is we will not interpret a statute to make any part of it superfluous unless no other interpretation is reasonably possible
- “[W]e do not rely on the name of a pleading in determining what type of motion it presents; rather, we look to the pleading’s substance.”
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Judges: Wiggins
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