Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Benson Motors, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 27, 1974No. 55842PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINGS, Justice.
Appeal by defendants Benson Motors, Inc. (Benson) and General Motors Corporation (GM) from judgment on jury verdict for plaintiff Robert Jacobson (Jacobson) in action for damages arising from claimed breach of warranties by both defendants and negligence on Benson’s part. We reverse.
Our review is on errors properly assigned and argued. See Iowa R.Civ.P. 344(a)(3), The Code 1971. But see Iowa R.Civ.P. 344(a)(2), The Code 1973. While there must be some substantial evidence on which to submit an instruction, all relevant and material evidence, including justifiable inferences…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Hawkins Construction Co. v. Matthews Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1973
- Northrup v. Miles Homes, Inc. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Prince v. Paretti Pontiac Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Anderson-Weber, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1961
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3Cited by22 opinions
- AgriStor Leasing v. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. SandbulteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Hall v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Agristor Leasing v. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Pogge v. Fullerton Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1979
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