Legal Opinion
Ives v. Swift & Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 19, 1971No. 54352PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
Plaintiff brought this action for damages against Swift & Company to recover for personal injuries sustained when he stepped into a “hot well” tank on its premises and was severely burned. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $50,000, the amount asked. Defendant has appealed.
Plaintiff, a chemical engineer, is technical director for Iowa Beef Packers (I.B. P.). I.B.P. had arranged to purchase blood from Swift for use in its dry animal feed operation. It was to pick the blood up at Swift’s Sioux City plant. Robert L. Peterson, an I.B.P. vice president, told a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- GLARRATANO v. Weitz CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Hanson v. Town & Country Shopping Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Markman v. HoeferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Castner v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
- Miller v. YoungSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Antoniewicz v. ReszczynskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Peterson v. BalachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Rosenau Ex Rel. Rosenau v. City of EsthervilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Ackerman v. LauverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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