GUZMAN v. DES MOINES HOTEL PARTNERS

No. 90-1862.

489 N.W.2d 7 (1992)

John and Nedra GUZMAN, Appellees, v. DES MOINES HOTEL PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Phipps of Whitfield, Musgrave & Eddy, Des Moines, for appellant.

Michael F. Lacey, Jr., Michael D. Huppert, and Ronald M. Rankin of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, SCHULTZ, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Des Moines Hotel Partners appeals from a judgment for damages caused by a malfunctioning lawn sprinkler and the resulting collision involving the plaintiffs' car. We modify and affirm.

Des Moines Hotel Partners owns the Hampton Inn Motel on Fleur Drive in Des Moines. An underground sprinkler system on the property was designed to water the lawn in rotating sections at preset times. One of the sprinklers along the east edge of Fleur Drive was...

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