Alexander v. Medical Associates Clinic

646 N.W.2d 74 (2002)

Monty ALEXANDER, Appellant,

v.

The MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC, Professional Corporation, Appellee.

No. 00-1764.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 12, 2002.

Matthew D. Dake and Melissa M. Harbaugh-Adams of Wertz & Leehy, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Gregory C. Guiney of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for appellee.

TERNUS, Justice.

The plaintiff in this case, a trespasser on the defendant's land, asks us to abolish the common law rule limiting the liability of a landowner for injuries to trespassers and replace it with a negligence standard. We decline to do so and therefore affirm the…