Hunt Ex Rel. Hunt v. Ernzen

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves problems of indemnity and contribution between tortfeasors.

Clarence Ernzen spent most of the day and evening in a tavern and became intoxicated. With him he had his minor grandson, Roger Hunt. That evening, trying to find his way home in his car, with Roger as a passenger, Ernzen drove into a ditch injuring Roger. The fact of Ernzen’s culpability is not in dispute.

Roger was taken to the Dyersville Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries. About 36 hours later, a hospital nurse injected a drug into Roger’s buttock. She did so negligently,…