Porter v. Iowa Power and Light Company

McCORMICK, Justice.

Plaintiff in this wrongful death action appeals judgment entered for one defendant on a directed verdict and for two other defendants on a jury verdict. We affirm the judgment entered on the directed verdict but reverse the judgments entered on the jury verdict.

Plaintiff’s decedent Randy Laverne Porter was an employee of Crees Enterprises, Inc., (“Crees”), a general contractor engaged by defendant The City of Altoona, Iowa (“City”) to do paving work. Defendant Garden Engineering Service, Inc. (“Garden”) was engineer for the City in relation to the project. Decedent was…