Legal Opinion

Albrecht v. Rausch

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 14, 1972No. 54624PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a wrongful death action which was tried to a jury. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded.

In some unexplained manner deceased’s 1964 Corvair automobile overturned on Highway 30 sometime before midnight on the night of June 12, 1968. The car rested on a small bridge entirely in the south lane of the east-west highway. Mrs. Cox, driving east, came upon the car, saw it in time to “slam on her brakes”, get into the north lane and get around the disabled vehicle. She passed the car, turned around, returned to the scene…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hedges v. ConderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. Menke v. PeterschmidtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
  3. Jacoboski v. PraxSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
  4. Bernal v. BernhardtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  5. Vreugdenhil v. KunkelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Ackerman Ex Rel. Ackerman v. JamesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. Dolezal v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  3. Wilson-Sinclair Company v. GriggsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  4. Schmitt v. Clayton CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. State v. BonerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

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