Legal Opinion
Francisco Aguilar v. Santiago Flores and Elgin Venenga
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1977No. 76-1472PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action arose out of an automobile accident which occurred on a county road near Grundy Center, Iowa. At the trial the federal district court instructed the jury under counts of ordinary negligence and res ipsa loquitur and refused to apply the Iowa guest statute, Iowa Code § 321.494 (1973). 1 The plaintiff, Francisco Aguilar, was awarded damages for personal injuries against the defendants Elgin Venenga, the owner of the automobile, and Santiago Flores, the driver at the time of the accident. The defendants have appealed.
On May 16,1973, Flores offered Aguilar…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Larry Luke, Individually v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Larry Luke, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Keasling Ex Rel. Keasling v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Yoder v. Nu-Enamel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Shinofield v. CurtisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Gillette Dairy, Inc., Appellant-Cross v. Mallard Manufacturing Corporation, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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