Gilberto Mendez Mendez sued an apartment building owner and the building manager after slipping and falling down a flight of exterior stairs. At trial, a jury found the owner and building manager were not at fault. Mendez challenged the verdict on appeal. Specifically, Mendez took issue with the trial court’s exclusion of two items of […]
The Iowa Supreme Court considered whether a criminal defendant’s obligation to pay restitution was discharged or otherwise diminished where the victim of the defendant’s crime did not make an insurance claim relative to his stolen property. The underlying facts were these. Robert Dubois was charged with and pleaded guilty to third degree burglary after items […]
