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SHAWHAN v. POLK COUNTY

No. 86-963.

420 N.W.2d 808 (1988)

L. Dale SHAWHAN, Delores A. Shawhan, and L. Dale Shawhan as Guardian and Conservator of Kimberly Kay Shawhan, Appellants, v. POLK COUNTY, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Langdon and Ross A. Walters of Herrick, Langdon & Langdon, Des Moines, for appellants.

David W. Hibbard and Norman G. Jesse, Asst. Co. Attys., for appellee.

Considered en banc.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

This appeal involves the admissibility of evidence showing an accident victim's past use of illegal drugs. Kimberly Kay Shawhan and her parents L. Dale and Delores A. Shawhan sued Polk County for damages arising from injuries suffered by Kimberly in a one-vehicle accident. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant was negligent in the construction and maintenance of the rural road where the accident occurred. At trial the court admitted evidence of Kimberly...

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