Casey v. Koos

LeGRAND, Justice.

This case involves a late night collision between two snowmobiles on North Twin Lake in Calhoun County, Iowa, resulting in serious injuries to plaintiff. Her claim for personal injuries resulted in a jury verdict for defendant. Both parties appealed. We reverse and remand for a new trial on plaintiff’s appeal. We affirm on defendant’s cross-appeal.

We first set out a brief review of the facts. About midnight on January 31,1975, plaintiff was operating her snowmobile in a northeasterly direction across the frozen surface of North Twin Lake when she collided with a second…