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OLSEN v. JONES

Nos. 55568, 55569.

209 N.W.2d 64 (1973)

Janice OLSEN, a Minor by her father and next friend, Alton Olsen; and Alton Olsen, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. Stephen M. JONES and James G. Jones, Defendants and Cross-Petition Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUDUBON COUNTY, Cross-Petition Defendant-Appellee. Donald T. CHRISTENSEN, Administrator of the Estate of Alan Lee Christensen, Deceased, and Donald T. Christensen, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. Stephen M. JONES and James G. Jones, Defendants and Cross-Petition Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUDUBON COUNTY, Cross-Petition Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 3, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish & Becker, Des Moines, and Taylor & Taylor, Guthrie Center, for appellants.

Smith, Peterson, Beckman, Willson & Peterson, Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Heard en banc.

LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal involves two consolidated cases which present identical questions of law concerning the effect of section 613A.5, The Code, on actions against a county for contribution.

The litigation arises out of an automobile accident which occurred on June 29, 1969. Alan Lee Christensen was the driver of a car in which Janice Olson was a passenger when it collided with one driven by the defendant...

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