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BURR v. APEX CONCRETE CO.

No. 2-57316.

242 N.W.2d 272 (1976)

Donald BURR, Appellant, v. APEX CONCRETE COMPANY and Lee Shockley, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conley, Zohn & Needles, Des Moines, for appellant.

Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave by Michael H. Figenshaw and Terry C. Hancock, Des Moines, for appellees.

Heard by MOORE, C.J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The principal question in this appeal is whether the owner of a concrete ready-mix truck has tort responsibility for the conduct of a concrete contractor's employees when they give directions to the truck driver as he backs the truck and when they help him position the unloading chute.

On March 20, 1972, plaintiff Donald Burr was an employee of Leonard Reed Construction Company (Reed), which had a subcontract to do the concrete work in...

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