Legal Opinion
Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Alvord, Burdick & Howson and Dorr-Oliver, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1983No. 82-2005PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
In this diversity jurisdiction case the Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines (Water Works), a municipal entity, sued for negligence and breach of warranty regarding installation and operation of a water treatment mechanism to be used in its treatment of water supply in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. The jury found for the defendants, Alvord, Burdick & How-son and Dorr-Oliver, Inc., and the district court, the Honorable Donald E. O’Brien presiding, entered judgment accordingly. On appeal, the Water Works has challenged the trial court’s refusal to submit…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Hasson v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Ca 79-2963 Eloise Beard, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jeff Beard, Deceased v. Roy Martin MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Patricia Littrell, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Daniel Jake Franklin, in His Official and Individual Capacities, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Vicki CROSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emanuel CLEAVER II, Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Coy R. GROGAN and John Henson, Appellees, v. Frank J. GARNER, Jr., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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