Legal Opinion

Olson v. Prosoco, Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 21, 1994No. 93-228PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNELL, Justice.

Appellant, Prosoeo, Inc. (Prosoeo) appeals from a jury verdict and judgment entered against it in a products liability action brought by David Olson and members of his family (Olson). The district court entered judgment against Prosoeo in an amount exceeding $735,000, including $42,000 in consortium damages. Olson based his claim for damages on theories of strict liability and negligence. We affirm.

Numerous errors are assigned by Prosoeo as grounds for reversal. Our standard of review in this case is for errors of law. Iowa R.App.P. 4.

I. Facts

David Olson is a bricklayer foreman…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. ZenobiaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  3. Woodill v. Parke Davis & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.California Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1974

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