KOPPINGER v. CULLEN-SCHILTZ & ASSOCIATES

Nos. 73-1873, 74-1031 and 74-1146.

513 F.2d 901 (1975)

Lynnette D. KOPPINGER, etc., et al., Appellee, v. CULLEN-SCHILTZ & ASSOCIATES, etc., et al., Appellants. Lynnette D. KOPPINGER, etc., et al., Appellee, v. Merl GOERDT, etc., et al., Appellants. Lynnette D. KOPPINGER, etc., et al., Appellee, v. IOWA PUBLIC SERVICE CO., etc., et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1975.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 22, 1975.

Rehearings Denied April 22, 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Randall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Cullen-Schiltz.

Raymond R. Stefani, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Goerdt.

Larry J. Cohrt, Waterloo, Iowa, for Iowa Public Service.

William C. Ball, Waterloo, Iowa, for Koppinger.

Before ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and SCHATZ, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in Nos. 73-1873, 74-1031, April 22, 1975.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity tort action arising from a natural gas service line explosion. The appellate agenda consists of a long list of alleged trial court errors in the conduct of the seven-week jury trial. We affirm.

Richard Koppinger died as a result of the natural gas explosion and ensuing fire at 536 East End Avenue, Evansdale, Iowa, on February...

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