Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. Schwerman Trucking Co.

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

This is a wrongful death case in which liability was admitted.

On August 28, 1975, a truck owned by defendant Schwerman Trucking Co. and driven by defendant Dean R. Sayre collided with an automobile occupied by James V. Hauser and his wife, Ellen V. Hauser, killing them instantly. Following a trial on damages the jury brought in a $327,835.83 verdict for the James V. Hauser estate and a $120,186.10 verdict for the Ellen V. Hau-ser estate. Defendants appeal and we reverse and remand for new trial.

James and Ellen were both fifty-one years old at the time of their…