Legal Opinion
Benson v. Webster
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 28, 1999No. 97-198PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
The issues we must consider in this case mainly involve the extent of liability of a car rental company and a lessee for the negligence of the driver of a rental car who did not have the consent of either the rental company or the lessee to operate the vehicle. We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the district court.
I. Background facts and proceedings.
On January 2, 1993, defendant Rhonda Smothers rented an automobile from Mike Finnin Rental Cars in Dubuque, Iowa. The rental form agreement included a place to list the names of the persons authorized to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stuart v. PilgrimSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- Westway Trading Corp. v. River Terminal Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Houlahan v. BrockmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Mermigis v. Servicemaster Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Bluffs Development Co. v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gardin v. Long Beach Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2003
- Dakota Provisions, LLC v. Hillshire Brands Co.District Court, D. South Dakota · 2016
- Wright v. City of Las Vegas, NevadaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2005
- In Re the Estate of LiikeCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2009
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