MODERN PIPING v. BLACKHAWK AUTO. SPRINKLERS

No. 96-1878.

581 N.W.2d 616 (1998)

MODERN PIPING, INC., Appellant, v. BLACKHAWK AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Herzberger and Randall D. Armentrout of Moyer & Bergman, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Craig A. Levien and Jean Dickson Feeney of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, L.L.P., Davenport, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

This case involves a claim of indemnity by plaintiff subcontractor against defendant subcontractor who installed a sprinkler system. Damage occurred after the work was completed when sprinkler pipes burst. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant subcontractor. The trial court denied plaintiff's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Although the trial court erred by submitting the case for jury determination, we affirm on a separate...

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