Ives v. Swift & Company

183 N.W.2d 172 (1971)

Glen W. IVES, Jr., Appellee,

v.

SWIFT & COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

No. 54352.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 19, 1971.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1971.

Paul W. Deck and Robert J. Larson, Sioux City, for appellant.

Gleysteen, Nelson, Harper, Kunze & Eidsmoe, Sioux City, for appellee.

STUART, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action for damages against Swift & Company to recover for personal injuries sustained when he stepped into a "hot well" tank on its premises and was severely burned. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $50,000, the amount asked. Defendant…