Schnebly Ex Rel. Schnebly v. Baker

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant John M. Baker from a judgment for $1,044,798 against him for malpractice and from dismissal of his cross-petition against others for indemnity or contribution. The parties take divergent views of the facts but we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court’s findings. Reichle v. Zeman, 204 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa).

Orvin H. Schnebly has Rh-positive blood. His wife, Wanda Schnebly, has Rh-negative blood. Prior to the present events, Mr. and Mrs. Schnebly had three children. Their first child had Rh-positive blood and their…