LARKIN v. BIERMAN

No. 56130.

213 N.W.2d 487 (1973)

Scott LARKIN, Appellant, v. Bob BIERMAN d/b/a Bierman's Repair Service and Bob "Butch" Bierman, Jr., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Miller, Davenport, for appellant.

Wayne A. Eckhardt of Eckhardt, Goedken & Hintermeister, Muscatine, for appellees.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, REES and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Plaintiff Scott Larkin was injured when defendant Bob "Butch" Bierman, Jr. dropped a hippopotamus cage on his feet. His negligence suit against Butch and his employer, defendant Bob Bierman, ended in a directed verdict for defendants. Trial court held plaintiff's evidence was insufficient for the jury on the issue of negligence. We reverse and remand.

I. Rules governing our review in this case are well settled. In considering the propriety...

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