ROADWAY EXP., INC. v. PIEKENBROCK

No. 65559.

306 N.W.2d 784 (1981)

ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Plaintiff, v. Roger PIEKENBROCK and Orietta Dolter, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Fry and Richard C. Garberson of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, for plaintiff.

John D. Randall, Jr., Cedar Rapids, for defendants.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, McCORMICK, ALLBEE, and SCHULTZ, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Pursuant to chapter 684A, The Code 1981, and division VI of the Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has certified here two law questions: (1) Can one who leaves the key in the ignition of an unlocked automobile, or in plain view inside the automobile, be held liable for damages to a third party proximately caused by the negligent operation of the automobile by a person who...

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