Shill v. Careage Corp.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Defendant landlord 1 appeals from a negligence action tried to the court in which an employee of its tenant recovered damages from the landlord for injuries sustained in a fall on the leased premises. The employee’s husband was also awarded damages for loss of consortium. On appeal, the landlord claims the trial court erred by holding that a failure to record a lease pursuant to Iowa Code section 558.41 left the landlord in control of the premises as a matter of law. While the plaintiffs support this ruling by the trial court, in event of error they advocate two alternative…