Legal Opinion · Dissent

Franzen v. Dimock Gould & Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 9, 1960No. 49877Published

1DissentOliver, J.

(dissenting) — I respectfully dissent, and would hold the evidence insufficient to support a finding of liability on the part of appellant for damages or indemnity stemming from plaintiff’s injuries.

I. Appellant, Dimock Gould & Company, was- in the lumber and building material business at Bettendorf. The driveway across the concrete sidewalk, upon which plaintiff fell, served as an entrance to its lumberyard and also to a parking lot furnished by appellant for its customers but used regularly by its employees and also, without its actual permission or objection, used frequently by some…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Clarke v. HubbellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  2. Abar v. Ramsey Motor Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
  3. Calder v. SmalleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  4. City of Ottumwa v. ParksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  5. Bamberg v. Bryan's Wet Wash Laundry Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938

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