Legal Opinion
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company v. Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc., and Tel-E-Lect, Inc., and Badger Body and Truck Equipment Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1983No. 83-1598PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. brought this action against Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc., Tel-E-Lect, Inc., and Badger Body & Truck Equipment Co., for damages arising from the collapse of a boom on one of Iowa Electric’s bucket trucks. The district court 1 granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment based on collateral estoppel. The court reasoned that Iowa Electric’s claim was precluded by a judgment entered for the defendants in an earlier action brought by two employees of Iowa Electric arising from personal injuries incurred at the time of the collapse of the boom. Iowa…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hunter v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Souffront v. La Compagnie Des Sucreries De Porto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Julianne Kuehn, F/k/a Julianne Irene Keller v. David GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Bertran v. Glens Falls Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Federal Insurance Company v. Gates Learjet CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Lane v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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