Taylor v. Peck

McGIVERIN, Justice.

After collecting workers’ compensation benefits from her employer, plaintiff Betty J. Taylor, a punch press operator, brought suit against several supervisory employees to recover for injuries sustained by her due to defendants’ alleged gross negligence. A loss of consortium claim also was made by her husband. The jury returned a favorable verdict for plaintiffs against one of defendants, Ronald Peck. The district court then granted a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 243, and conditionally sustained that defendant’s motion for new trial,…