Alex C. Barnett and Jenny L. Juehring successfully represented a landowner in the appeal of a decision finding that the landowner was a bona fide purchaser of farmland in Muscatine County.

On October 1, 2025, the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s summary judgment decision dismissing the plaintiff’s quiet title claim against Lane & Waterman’s client. The plaintiff, the highest bidder in an online auction for farmland, argued that a contract was formed when he received an email from the auction company congratulating him on his purchase. However, the court found that no contract was formed as the seller reserved the right to accept or reject bids, and he rejected the plaintiff’s bid and later sold the land to Lane & Waterman’s client.

A copy of the Iowa Court of Appeals opinion can be found here.

Alexander C. Barnett joined Lane & Waterman in July 2017 and practices primarily in the area of litigation with focus areas of commercial litigation, construction law, professional malpractice, and products liability.

Jenny Juehring joined Lane & Waterman in 2020. Her practice focuses primarily on litigation with focus areas of commercial litigation, employment litigation, medical malpractice, and appellate practice.