Greenwell v. Meredith Corporation

REES, Justice.

This is a negligence case for injuries sustained by plaintiff while working in the publishing plant of defendant. Plaintiff brought a law action on the theory defendant was negligent in failing to provide a safe place for the plaintiff to perform work while plaintiff was an employee of Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors. Services of plaintiff’s employer had been retained to install a blower in the business premises of defendant. Trial was had to a jury and at the close of plaintiff’s case a verdict was directed in favor of defendant. A motion for new trial later filed by plaintiff was…