Legal Opinion
Baumler v. Hemesath
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 19, 1995No. 93-1560PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
Plaintiff Joseph Baumler brought this action against his employers, defendants Jack and Karen Hemesath, alleging that while working on their farm he sustained injuries as a result of their negligent failure to maintain a safe working area and negligent failure to warn. The Hemesaths now appeal from a jury verdict for Baumler and his wife contending: (1) the tire rut into which Baumler fell was an open and obvious danger; (2) failure to warn should not have been submitted to the jury where Baumler had actual and superior knowledge of the danger; (3) their motion for new trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hunter v. Colfax Consolidated Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Ezzone v. RiccardiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
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