Johnson v. Johnson

LAVORATO, Justice.

Iowa Code section 321G.18 (1993) provides that “[t]he owner and operator of an all-terrain vehicle ... is liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of the all-terrain vehicle_” This personal injury action was brought for the death of one child and the injury of another resulting from the negligence of an all-terrain vehicle operator. The district court instructed the jury that the all-terrain vehicle owner’s liability was limited by the consent provisions of Iowa Code section 321.493. The jury found that the owner was not liable because the…