NATIONAL STEEL SERVICE CENTER v. GIBBONS

No. 66801.

319 N.W.2d 269 (1982)

NATIONAL STEEL SERVICE CENTER, INC., Appellee, v. William M. GIBBONS, Trustee of the Property of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Johnson, and Arthur E. Gamble of Gamble, Riepe, Burt, Webster & Davis, Des Moines, and O. L. Houts, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert M. Wattson, John C. Hart, and David E. Bland of Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan, Minneapolis, Minn., and John A. Templer, Jr., of Davis, Hockenberg, Wine, Brown & Koehn, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


McCORMICK, Justice.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has certified the following question to us: "Does the theory of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities apply to a common carrier under the circumstances of this case?" We answer the question affirmatively.

The court of appeals recited the facts it deemed relevant to the certified question:

This is a civil action brought by National Steel Service Center, Inc...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases