Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 16, 2000No. 98-1986PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
This plaintiff, Kim Nelson, appeals from a summary judgment ruling in favor of his former employer and coemployees. He contends his suit is not preempted by our workers’ compensation law and the district court erred in concluding otherwise. We affirm.
I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.
Nelson had worked for the defendant, Winnebago, for several years but quit to take another job. On his last day of work, May 5, 1995, his coemployees threw a pizza party for him. After the party, coemploy-ees taped Nelson with duct tape and carried him to a shower in the plant. In the process, he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fermino v. Fedco, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1994
- Thompson v. BohlkenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Dunlavey v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- Wilson v. IBP, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Valadez v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Rife v. D.T. Corner, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
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