Hepp v. Zinnel

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The question presented in this farm accident case is whether plaintiff Raymond A. Hepp proved as a matter of law that defendant Clarence Zinnel was negligent. We view the evidence in its most favorable light to the trial court’s finding of fact for Zinnel. Griffith v. Red Oak Community School Dist., 167 N.W.2d 166 (Iowa).

On the occasion in question, Hepp, Zin-nel, and other farm neighbors were on Zinnel’s farm putting up hay. One man ran the baler in the field; other men hauled loads of baled hay to the barn; Zinnel drove the tractor that pulled a heavy rope which lifted…