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Cedar Falls v. CEDAR FALLS SCHOOL DIST.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 7, 2000No. 98-1659PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNELL, Justice.

This appeal arises from a tragic accident which, ironically, occurred during a safety program for a class of kindergarten students. One of the students, Derek Bellman, died from injuries inflicted by a golf cart kept on hand for use during the safety presentations. A judgment was entered against the City of Cedar Falls after it admitted liability, and the City sought contribution from the Cedar Falls Community School District. A jury determined the District shared fault for the accident. The District now appeals various rulings related to that finding. Because we determine the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  3. Godar v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  4. Kelly v. Sinclair Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  5. State v. AtwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Thompson v. KaczinskiSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  2. Kiesau v. BantzSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  3. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  4. Brokaw v. Winfield-Mt. Union Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  5. Sain v. Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001

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