Legal Opinion
Greenwood v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 2001No. 99-0644PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The appellant, Dale Greenwood, was struck by a vehicle being driven by the appellee, Jason Mitchell, as Greenwood was walking on a sidewalk in Des Moines, Iowa. In a subsequent suit filed by Greenwood against Mitchell, the jury found Greenwood to be sixty percent at fault based on his failure to mitigate his damages. Because Greenwood was more than fifty percent at fault, the district court entered judgment in favor of the defendant. See Iowa Code § 668.3(l)(a) (1999) 1 (providing that a plaintiff who “bears a greater percentage of fault” than the defendant is barred from any…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Coker v. Abell-Howe Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
- Thompson v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. McCarthySupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Clinton Land Co. v. M/S ASSOCIATES, INC.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Olson v. SumpterSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- Leeann Mitchell, Individually, and on Behalf of D.E., Her Minor Child v. Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
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