SHASTEEN v. SOJKA

No. 58519.

260 N.W.2d 48 (1977)

Blanche E. SHASTEEN, Appellee, v. Marian K. SOJKA d/b/a E Avenue Tavern, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond R. Stefani and Frank S. Mitvalsky of Silliman, Gray & Stapleton, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

R. Fred Dumbaugh, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, REES, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This was a dram shop action brought as a result of a three-car automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $28,000. The trial court allowed defendant a pro tanto credit of $6000 because of plaintiff's earlier recovery against the driver involved in the accident. Both parties appeal. We affirm the trial court.

On the afternoon of May 26, 1973 Louis Leroy Sanders (Sanders) consumed a quantity of beer in the...

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