Legal Opinion
De Votie v. Iowa State Fair Board
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 20, 1933No. 41651PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The decedent lost his life as the result of an accident on the fair grounds on the occasion of the Iowa state fair in August, 1930. Among the attractions provided for the fair in that year wás a certain stunt advertised as the “Three Flying Sons-O’Guns.” It was foolish enough to have furnished the basis for a claim of damages by any victim thereof as against any suable entity responsible therefor. Two airplanes collided in the air. One of them fell to the earth, and thereby injured several spectators, including the decedent of the plaintiff. Upon the record, there is no lack in the elements…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lane v. Minnesota State Agricultural SocietySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Berman v. Minnesota State Agricultural SocietySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Hern v. Iowa State Agricultural SocietySupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Eckford v. EckfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- J. D. Hollingshead Co. v. Board of Control of State InstitutionsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pierce v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Heiser v. SeveryMontana Supreme Court · 1945
- Bachman v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- Yoerg v. Iowa Dairy Industry CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Rhodes v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
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