Opinion ID: 2207114
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Heading: Issues Which Have Previously Been Eliminated.

Text: At the outset, we reject any attempt by plaintiff in the present appeal to assert an interpretation of his contract of hire different from that adopted in the district court's October 20, 1986, order. That order is controlling on law-of-the-case grounds. See Wolfe v. Graether, 389 N.W.2d 643, 651 (Iowa 1986) (decision on a prior appeal is controlling for purposes of further proceedings in both the district court and subsequent appeals); Omaha Bank for Coops. v. Siouxland Cattle Coop., 305 N.W.2d 458, 463 (Iowa 1981) (same). This determination is significant because it bears on other legal issues asserted by plaintiff in the present appeal.