Legal Opinion
Olsen v. Drahos
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 21, 1975No. 2-56439PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
Defendants appeal from judgment on jury verdicts for plaintiffs for damages resulting from a motor vehicle intersection collision. Defendants’ sole contention is the jury awards are grossly excessive. We affirm.
About 8:30 A.M., January 8, 1970 plaintiff Ruth E. Olsen was driving her automobile on Hammond Avenue in Waterloo when a bus owned by defendant Merle Dra-hos and driven by defendant Chester Leigh Shepard passed through a stop sign causing an intersection collision and personal injury to Mrs. Olsen.
Plaintiffs’ petition in division I claimed $97,500 for Mrs. Olsen’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Shover v. Iowa Lutheran HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Wiles v. MyerlySupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Mazur v. GranthamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
- Miller v. YoungSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
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