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RAGAN v. PETERSEN

No. 95-1441.

569 N.W.2d 390 (1997)

Catherine A. RAGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brent A. PETERSEN and August B. Petersen, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Shields and Theodore F. Olt, III of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for defendants-appellants.

Michael K. Bush of Carlin, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by HABHAB, C.J., and SACKETT, and CADY, JJ., but decided en banc.

CADY, Judge.

This single issue we face in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion by refusing to grant a motion for continuance of trial. We conclude the district court abused its discretion. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Catherine Ragan instituted this action against Brent Petersen and August Petersen on July 7, 1993, for personal injuries arising from an accident on July 11, 1991. Ragan was struck by a grain auger which broke...

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