HOFFMAN v. NATIONAL MEDICAL ENTERPRISES

No. 88-77.

442 N.W.2d 123 (1989)

Robert HOFFMAN and Chalmer S. Russell, Appellees, v. NATIONAL MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.; Medical Oxygen Service, Inc.; Larry Stockman; and Pro-Lung Associates, Inc., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark McCormick, Kevin M. Abel of Belin, Harris, Helmick, Tesdell, Lamson & McCormick, P.C., Des Moines, for appellants.

Patrick M. Roby, Kevin H. Collins, and Diane Kutzko of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

This appeal arises from jury verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs, Robert Hoffman and Chalmer Russell, on all of their claims against the defendants—Pro-Lung Associates, National Medical Enterprises (NME), Medical Oxygen Service (MOS), and Larry Stockman. We reverse and remand.

In 1980, plaintiffs, who were respiratory therapists, founded Pro-Lung, which provided oxygen equipment and services to patients in their homes and in nursing...

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