Legal Opinion
Lovick v. Wil-Rich
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 25, 1999No. 97-1484PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Justice.
The manufacturer of a farm cultivator appeals from a judgment entered by the district court in favor of the product user in this product liability action. We conclude the district court failed to fully instruct the jury on the negligence claim based upon a post-sale duty to warn, and this incomplete instruction constituted prejudicial error.' We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
On May 20, 1993, Leo Lovick set out to cultivate a field preparatory to spring planting. He was an experienced farmer. The land was owned by…
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