Legal Opinion
Evans v. Howard R. Green Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 31, 1975No. 2-56401, 2-56402PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
Louis E. Evans and Anthony Scholten lost their lives September 21, 1967 while working as construction employees at the water pollution control plant of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Each died as a result of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas. Separate wrongful death suits were brought by their estates (plaintiffs) and were consolidated for trial.
Sometime prior to June 1966 Howard R. Green Company (Green), an architectural and engineering firm located in Cedar Rapids, prepared plans and specifications for the 1966 improvement to the city’s water pollution control plant. Green had prepared…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Cahill Bros., Inc. v. Clementina Co.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- Connie's Construction Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- McCarthy v. J. P. Cullen & Son Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Sears, Roebuck and Company v. PolingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Stover v. Lakeland Square Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Mid-Western Electric, Inc. v. DeWild Grant Reckert & Associates Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
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