BYERS v. CONTEMPORARY INDUSTRIES MIDWEST

No. 86-1826.

419 N.W.2d 396 (1988)

Dennis R. BYERS and Jackie Byers, Appellants, v. CONTEMPORARY INDUSTRIES MIDWEST, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. O'Brien, Sioux City, for appellants.

William J. Rawlings of Kindig, Beebe, Rawlings, Nieland Probasco & Killinger, Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered by SCHULTZ, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


ANDREASEN, Justice.

In this appeal the plaintiffs challenge the legal standard of care applied by the trial court, as well as the court's finding of fact. This court is asked to establish a higher standard of care for owners of convenience stores to invitees than required of other possessors of real estate. We decline to adopt the higher standard of care and affirm the judgments of the district court.

I. Background.

The plaintiff, Dennis Byers...

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