Legal Opinion
Chumbley v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided August 6, 1993No. 92-1273PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYDEN, Judge.
On July 19, 1988, Tony Chumbley applied for, and began, work at Fairplay Scoreboards (Fairplay) in Des Moines. Fairplay manufactures athletic event scoreboards. On his third night of employment with Fairplay, Chumbley operated a multipurpose press brake for the first time. The machine was manufactured by defendant, Dreis & Erump Manufacturing (Dreis & Erump). Chumbley successfully operated the machine for forty minutes. Then the ram was activated while Chumbleifs left hand was in the point of operation. The machine severed his fingers.
Fairplay was using the machine to put angle…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
- McMaster v. HutchinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- Renze Hybrids, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. McVickerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- Sponsler v. Clarke Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
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