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THOMAS v. SOLBERG

No. 88-1092.

442 N.W.2d 73 (1989)

Cynthia THOMAS, Appellee, v. Diane SOLBERG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Coyle and Norman J. Wangberg of Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens & Sudmeier, P.C., Dubuque, for appellant.

T. Todd Becker of the Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

In a partial settlement of a comparative fault case with two of three defendants, the plaintiff received $75,000. The jury ultimately found that the settling defendants were liable for less than this amount. In these circumstances does Iowa Code chapter 668 (1985) (comparative fault) permit the district court to apply the pro tanto credit rule thereby allowing the nonsettling defendant the benefit of the favorable settlement? The district court...

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