Legal Opinion
Ehlinger v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 21, 1976No. 2-56965PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
The State, appealing from a tort-claim judgment awarding plaintiff $638,000 for personal injuries, raises issues relating to negligence, contributory negligence and proximate cause. Plaintiff cross-appeals, asserting the award was inadequate and demanding the case be remanded to district court for additur. We affirm on both appeals.
About noon on Saturday, June 7, 1969, the day after his high school graduation, plaintiff was picked up at his Cascade home by a friend, Patrick Howard. The afternoon was filled with a variety of activities which have no apparent relevancy to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Hanson v. Town & Country Shopping Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Hampton v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- Jorgensen v. HortonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Frantz v. Knights of ColumbusSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
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- Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. Schwerman Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1980
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