Legal Opinion
Peters v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 10, 1969No. 53394PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Justice.
This action for indemnity or contribution was tried to the court as a law action and resulted in judgment for plaintiff-inter-venor on the indemnity count. A prayer for attorney's fees for defense of the original action was denied. Both sides appeal.
The original injured party was Steve D. Peters. We first recount the facts pertaining to him. Fae Lyons owned a German shepherd dog, named Sabre, which she kept chained to a tree in her yard in Dubuque, Iowa. Sabre was a strong and active canine about two years old. Mr. Peters, a new neighbor, visited the Lyons’ home to use their…
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