Kokenge v. Holthaus

The following opinion was prepared by Mr. Justice Burch and approved by the court during his lifetime:

This appeal is from an order of the district court overruling a demurrer to a petition which, with its amendment, the trial court held, alleged a cause of action under the Iowa guest statute. Another question presented is whether strict construction should be given to a petition after a second motion to make the petition more definite and certain has been filed without permission of the trial court but has been by that court considered on its merits and overruled.

The parties will be referred…