GRENINGER v. CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 59929.

264 N.W.2d 615 (1978)

Helen Fay GRENINGER et al., Appellees, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Sullivan, Asst. City Atty., Des Moines, for appellant.

John R. Sandre, of Scalise, Scism, Gentry, Brick & Brick, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by MOORE, C. J., and MASON, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON, and McCORMICK, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

The issues in this case arise from defendant City's requested jury instructions in an alley fall-down case. Trial court refused to give the instructions. The jury returned a $40,000 verdict against the City and in favor of plaintiff Helen Fay Greninger for personal injury damages, and a $2500 verdict for her husband, Nelson E. Greninger, for loss of consortium. City appeals and we affirm.

Helen was a former employee in the Kirkwood Hotel...

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