DE STEFANO v. APTS. DOWNTOWN, INC.

No. 14-0820.

879 N.W.2d 155 (2016)

Elyse DE STEFANO, Appellant, v. APTS. DOWNTOWN, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher S. Warnock and Christine E. Boyer of Iowa Tenants' Project, Iowa City, for appellant.

Robert M. Hogg and James W. Affeldt of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, and C. Joseph Holland , Iowa City, for appellee.


This case is a landlord-tenant dispute that was initially tried as a small claims matter. The case presents a preliminary question of first impression, namely, whether an award of attorneys' fees should be considered as part of the "amount in controversy" for purposes of determining the jurisdiction of the small claims court. If...

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