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HOLMQUIST v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 2-59109.

261 N.W.2d 516 (1977)

August J. HOLMQUIST, Appellee, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., a corporation, and Gruber, Porsche/Audi, Inc., a corporation, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Review Denied by Supreme Court December 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Riley, of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Ralph W. Gearhart and Caryl W. Garberson, of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, for appellant, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Benjamin W. Blackstock, Cedar Rapids, for appellant, Gruber, Porsche/Audi, Inc.

Heard by ALLBEE, C. J., and DONIELSON, SNELL and OXBERGER, JJ.

SNELL, Judge.

Defendants appeal judgment rendered for plaintiff in the amount of $498,000. A jury found defendants liable for plaintiff's injuries arising out of the manufacture and sale of a defective product. The product was a 1970 Porsche 914 automobile. The case was predicated on the theory of strict liability.

Plaintiff August J. Holmquist was riding as a passenger in the Porsche automobile when it left the road and overturned. The vehicle was being driven...

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