GARIEN v. SCHNEIDER

No. 95-237.

546 N.W.2d 606 (1996)

Alan GARIEN and Leanda Garien, Individually, and as Parents and Next Friends of Daniel J. Garien and Catherine R. Garien, Minors, Appellees, v. William SCHNEIDER and Dahlen Transport of Iowa, Inc., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Woollums and Jean Dickson Feeney of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, Davenport, for appellants.

Christopher L. Farwell and James D. Bruhn of Farwell & Bruhn, Clinton, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, CARTER, and TERNUS, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

This appeal concerns the right of an employee whose employer was not insured for workers' compensation liability to bring an action at law for injuries received in the workplace. Plaintiff Alan Garien sustained substantial personal injuries while working in the employ of the defendant. The employer did not carry workers' compensation insurance.

Relying on Iowa Code section 87.21 (1993), Alan brought an action at law against his employer. Loss...

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