Legal Opinion
Bauer v. Cole
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1991No. 89-1286PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
Todd Bauer was seriously injured shortly after midnight on January 1, 1981, in a one-vehicle accident while a passenger in a vehicle driven by Scott Dann. Todd and his parents, Richard L. and Janet Bauer, have settled with Scott and his father, the owner of the vehicle. In this action, the Bauers claim that defendants Brad and Carol Cole, hosts of a New Year’s Evé party which Todd and Scott attended, supplied and made beer available to Scott causing his intoxication which in turn caused the accident.
The Coles initially moved for summary judgment on the ground that there was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- State v. ConnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Clark v. MincksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Wagner v. LarsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- De More by De More v. DietersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
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