OLSEN v. DRAHOS

No. 2-56439.

229 N.W.2d 741 (1975)

Ruth E. OLSEN and Herlov Olsen, wife and husband, Appellees, v. Merle DRAHOS, d/b/a Drahos School Bus Service, a/k/a Drahos Bus Co., and Chester Leigh Shepard, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Hinton, Waterloo, for appellants.

Edward J. Gallagher, Jr., Waterloo, for appellees.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, REYNOLDSON and HARRIS, JJ.


MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendants appeal from judgment on jury verdicts for plaintiffs for damages resulting from a motor vehicle intersection collision. Defendants' sole contention is the jury awards are grossly excessive. We affirm.

About 8:30 A.M., January 8, 1970 plaintiff Ruth E. Olsen was driving her automobile on Hammond Avenue in Waterloo when a bus owned by defendant Merle Drahos and driven by defendant Chester Leigh Shepard passed through a stop sign...

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