Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Dickey

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 9, 1968No. 52883PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

This is a law action tried to the court for damages to automobiles resulting from collision on a narrow bridge. Plaintiff Harold Brooks appeals from denial of his claim and judgment for defendant Donald Dickey on his counterclaim. We affirm.

About 9:30 a.m. March 7, 1966, plaintiff was driving his 1962 Ford in a southerly direction on County Road W in Muscatine County. Located thereon approximately 10 miles west of Muscatine is a bridge 300 feet long, 15½ feet wide, commonly known as Salisbury Bridge. We take judicial notice this is a relatively narrow bridge by modern…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bradshaw v. Iowa Methodist HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  2. Stuart v. PilgrimSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  3. Schultz v. GosselinkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  4. Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  5. Jesse v. Wemer and Wemer CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Grall v. MeyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. Capener v. DuinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. Larsen v. Pottawattamie CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  4. Mester v. St. Patrick's Catholic ChurchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  5. Hawkeye Specialty Co. v. Bendix CorporationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968

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