Legal Opinion
Weber v. Madison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 16, 1977No. 2-57893PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
This appeal requires us to examine the status of geese as “free commoners”, a subject this court last considered 63 years ago.
The petition alleges plaintiff Marilyn Mae Weber was driving an auto on a gravel road in Buchanan County. As she was coming out of a curve a flock of “large geese” owned by defendant’s decedent came upon the highway. Attempting to avoid collision with the geese, she went into a roadside ditch and was severely injured. Plaintiff Wayne Weber, husband of the plaintiff driver, brings action for loss of consortium in a separate division. References to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lindquist v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Hansen v. KemmishSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Patz v. Farmegg Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance v. Lowe Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1959
- Robinson Mining Co. v. TolbertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Thompson v. KaczinskiSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
- Wilson v. NepstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Salsbury Laboratories v. Iowa Department of Environmental QualitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Schreiner v. ScovilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Berger v. General United Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1978
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