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LANG v. CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 2-63713.

294 N.W.2d 557 (1980)

Raymond T. LANG, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Joan Marie Lang, Deceased, Appellee, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Nick Critelli, of Critelli & Foxhoven, P. C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REES, P. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and ALLBEE, JJ.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This wrongful death action against the City of Des Moines requires us to consider the adequacy of the trial court's instructions regarding the City's duty of care toward its jail inmates, the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant the instructions on damages, and the propriety of excluding as jurors all panel members who owned taxable real estate in Des Moines.

The case arose as a result of the death of Joan Marie Lang, which followed events...

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