Shams v. Carney

LARSON, Justice.

Samir Shams was struck while crossing a Des Moines street. A jury found no negligence on the part of the defendant, John Carney, and the plaintiffs appealed the resulting judgment. The court of appeals reversed, and we granted further review. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the district court.

In Urbandale, Iowa, there is a frontage road running parallel to a main thoroughfare, Hickman Road. The frontage road is connected to Hickman by an access road at Ninetieth Street. There is a bus stop at that point, and it was there that Shams…