VANDERHEIDEN v. CLEARFIELD TRUCK RENTALS, INC.

No. 55585.

210 N.W.2d 527 (1973)

John VANDERHEIDEN, d/b/a Vanderheiden Storage & Transfer, Appellee, v. CLEARFIELD TRUCK RENTALS, INC., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Langdon, Herrick, Langdon, Belin & Harris, and Robert O. Barnes, Des Moines, for appellants.

Leighton A. Wederath, Carroll, and Clyde Putnam, Jr., Putnam, Putnam & Putnam, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a verdict for plaintiff in a truck accident case. The appeal centers around instructions to the jury. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff's evidence showed that about 9:27 p.m. January 21, 1969 Kenneth Wright was driving plaintiff's truck and trailer east on Interstate # 80. It was a foggy night and Wright was experiencing some electrical difficulties as he approached...

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