Mrowka v. Crouse Cartage Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether we should overrule our prior case law and allow interest on a plaintiff’s judgment in a personal injury case from the date of injury. Trial court’s post-verdict ruling denied plaintiff’s application to include such interest in its judgment on the verdict. We affirm.
Details of the two-vehicle collision are irrelevant to this appeal. Plaintiff’s 26-year-old ward (hereafter designated plaintiff) sustained a severe brain injury which rendered him unconscious for some time. He underwent subsequent surgery, extensive hospitalization and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. PhillipsAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
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- Lawson v. FordyceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- Lemrick v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Ratteree v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
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