Legal Opinion
Jorgensen v. Horton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 28, 1973No. 55381PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
Plaintiff appeals from judgment entered on a jury verdict for defendant in this wrongful death action. She alleges trial court erred in instructing the jury on the issues of defendant’s negligence and her decedent’s contributory negligence. We find trial court instructed correctly on negligence but incorrectly on contributory negligence, and reverse and remand.
Decedent James W. Jorgensen was employed as a laborer by a contractor laying asphalt in a golf course parking lot north of Sioux City. The rectangular lot measured 150 feet north and south and 250 feet east and west.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kisling v. ThiermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- Rosenau Ex Rel. Rosenau v. City of EsthervilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Andrews v. StrubleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Nordstrom v. White Metal Rolling and Stamping Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1969
- Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Cedar Falls v. CEDAR FALLS SCHOOL DIST.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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