Legal Opinion
Brigdon v. Covington
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 12, 1980No. 63402PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
What is the effect on claims against other tort-feasors when judgment against one of them is satisfied? The trial court held that the satisfaction here barred further claims against the joint tort-feasors. We agree.
The factual background is detailed in our opinion in Brigdon v. Brandrup, 267 N.W.2d 396 (Iowa 1978). There we affirmed a $250,000 verdict against Brandrup, one of three defendants in this tort action for personal injuries. Verdicts had been directed against plaintiff on his claims against Cov-ington and Hayler, the other two defendants. At 267 N.W.2d 402, we…
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- Mauer v. RohdeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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