Legal Opinion
Briner v. Hyslop
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 17, 1983No. 68228PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This appeal arises out of an automobile-truck accident which claimed the life of the driver of the automobile, David L. Briner. The administrator of Briner’s estate brought a wrongful death action against both Dennis Hyslop and McLane Livestock Transport, Inc. (McLane), the driver and the owner of the truck, respectively. The case was tried to a jury which returned verdicts for compensatory and punitive damages against both defendants. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the jury verdict, except that it entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict for McLane…
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