THACKER v. ELDRED

No. 84-2004.

388 N.W.2d 665 (1986)

Thomas THACKER, Administrator of the Estate of Kevin Thacker, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kendall ELDRED and City of Marshalltown, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart M. Pepper, Des Moines, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael J. Moon, of Cartwright, Druker & Ryden, Marshalltown, for defendant-appellee Eldred.

Patrick W. Brooks, of Brooks, Ward & Trout, Marshalltown, for defendant-appellee City of Marshalltown.

Heard by DONIELSON, P.J., and SCHLEGEL and SACKETT, JJ.


SCHLEGEL, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a wrongful death action. We reverse and reinstate the verdict.

This is an action by Thomas Thacker, father and administrator of the estate of Kevin Thacker, the decedent, against the City of Marshalltown and its police officer Kendall Eldred for the wrongful death of his son. Plaintiff alleged in his petition that defendant Eldred...

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