MOSSMAN v. AMANA SOCIETY

No. 91-652.

494 N.W.2d 676 (1993)

Sheila D. MOSSMAN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. AMANA SOCIETY and Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Riccolo and David L. Baker of Riccolo & Baker, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

James F. Pickens and Matthew G. Novak of Pickens, Barnes & Abernathy, Cedar Rapids, for appellee Amana Society.

Alfred E. Willett of Irvine & Robbins, Cedar Rapids, and Mark Rettig of Hines, Pence, Day & Powers, Cedar Rapids, for appellee Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co.

Considered en banc.


NEUMAN, Justice.

The principal question in this tort action is whether one or both defendants must pay plaintiff prejudgment interest on the jury's award of future damages. The district court, while recognizing that the case predates legislation enacted to preclude such awards, denied plaintiff interest on the grounds of fairness. Our court of appeals affirmed in part, and reversed in part, based on the dates each party was sued. We granted the parties' applications...

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