MARGESON v. ARTIS

No. 07-0944.

776 N.W.2d 652 (2009)

John MARGESON, an Individual, and Jennifer Margeson, an Individual, Appellees, v. Theresa A. ARTIS a/k/a Terri Artis, an Individual, and MASYD Enterprises, L.L.C., an Iowa Limited Liability Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Fisher, Jr. of Parrish, Kruidenier, Dunn, Boles, Gribble, Cook, Parrish, Gentry & Fisher, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellants.

Jack H. Pennington and Allison E. Wallace of Dreher, Simpson & Jensen, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees.


CADY, Justice.

In this appeal, we must decide whether a contract modification was supported by consideration. We conclude no consideration supported the modification under the record presented. We vacate the opinion of the court of appeals and reverse the summary judgment granted by the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

John and Jennifer Margeson entered into a contract to sell a weight-loss franchise business called "Inches-A...

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