Legal Opinion
Rees v. Dallas County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 31, 1985No. 84-1277PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.
We granted this interlocutory appeal to examine a request that we abandon our rule requiring common liability as a prerequisite to contribution and indemnity. We decline to modify our rule and accordingly reverse the trial court’s ruling.
June 25, 1984, plaintiff Michael Rees, his wife and child joined as plaintiffs in a petition at law seeking damages from Dallas County. They alleged that on the evening of May 12, 1984, Michael was severely injured when his motorcycle left a Dallas County road. The petition alleged fifteen specifications of negligence on the county’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Slattery v. Marra Bros., Inc. Marra Bros., Inc. v. Wm. Spencer & Son CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Goetzman v. WichernSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Tolbert v. Gerber Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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