BUTLER v. STATE

No. 68041.

336 N.W.2d 416 (1983)

Bruce T. BUTLER, Individually, and Bruce T. Butler, as Next Friend and Natural Parent of Susan Butler, a Minor; Steven S. Butler; Randall Butler; and William Butler, Appellants, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence L. Lynch and Mary K. Hoefer of Sladek & Lynch, Iowa City, for appellants.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Craig Gregersen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Lee Gaudineer, Jr., of Gaudineer & Austin, Des Moines, for amicus curiae, Iowa State Ass'n of Counties.

Considered by UHLENHOPP, P.J., and HARRIS, McGIVERIN, LARSON and WOLLE, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

The genesis of this appeal is a motor vehicle accident which occurred in the early morning hours of April 11, 1974. At that time eight members of the Butler family were traveling west on Interstate 80 in a mobile home owned by plaintiff Bruce T. Butler. The one-way westbound road had two lanes for traffic plus paved shoulders. It was a wet and windy night and plaintiff Randall Butler, Bruce's son, was...

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