Legal Opinion
Fort Dodge Country Club v. Iowa-Illinios Gas & Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 31, 1975No. 2-56214PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
We affirm the judgment of the trial court awarding property damages resulting from a fire.
The Fort Dodge Country Club (plaintiff) owned a deep-fat fryer which was repaired by Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company (defendant). Plaintiff claimed defendant was negligent in failing to properly install parts used in the fryer and in failing to properly inspect it.
Defendant denied negligence and affirmatively alleged plaintiff was contributorily negligent. It is claimed plaintiff was negligent in using the fryer when it had knowledge of a defect, in failing to inspect and test the…
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