Legal Opinion

Wells v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Midwest

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 10, 2004No. 03-0196PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARTER, Justice.

Teondra Wells; her minor child, Jahsi-ah; Douglas Wells; and Douglas’s mother, Tina Wells, appeal from an adverse judgment on a jury verdict in their action against Enterprise RenL-A-Car Midwest (Enterprise), a car rental company. The plaintiffs’ injuries were sustained when fireworks exploded in the vehicle owned by Enterprise and operated by Tanya Whitaker, who had rented a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer from Enterprise. At issue on the appeal is whether the district court erred in allowing the jury to determine by interrogatory answer that the damages being sought were not caused by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Stuart v. PilgrimSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  2. Briner v. HyslopSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  3. Herbst v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  4. Hughes v. National Car Rental Systems, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1990
  5. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company v. CombesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Terri Aleta Rivera v. Woodward Resource Center and State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  4. Koenig v. KoenigSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  5. William L. Burkhalter v. Steven P. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013

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