Legal Opinion
Zimmer v. Vander Waal
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 9, 2010No. 08-0662PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
In this case, we must decide if the owners of a trailer can be held vicariously liable under Iowa’s owner consent statute, Iowa Code section 321.493 (2003). Because the trailer involved in this collision is not a motor vehicle under section 321.493, we affirm the decision of the court of appeals and the judgment of the district court dismissing the plaintiffs claims against the trailer owners.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
On or about November 17, 2004, Matthew Vander Waal was operating a farm tractor with an attached trailer on Highway K-64 in Sioux County when it…
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