HOFFNAGLE v. McDONALD'S CORP.

No. 93-1009.

522 N.W.2d 808 (1994)

Dana Annette HOFFNAGLE, Appellant, v. McDONALD'S CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Seidl and Mark E. Liabo, Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

James M. Powers and Mark H. Rettig, Hines, Pence, Day & Powers, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether a franchisor may be held liable for injuries suffered by its franchisee's employee as a result of an assault by third parties. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant franchisor, McDonald's Corporation, concluding as a matter of law that defendant owed no duty of security to the franchisee's employee, plaintiff Dana Annette Hoffnagle. We agree...

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