FRANKLIN v. ANDREWS

No. 97-1801.

595 N.W.2d 488 (1999)

Brian FRANKLIN, Appellant, v. Darrell Eugene ANDREWS and Zeitner & Sons, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon H. Johnson of Johnson & Graeser, P.C., Sidney, for appellant.

G. William Smits of Gross & Welch, P.C., Council Bluffs, for appellees.

Considerd by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Brian Franklin was injured when a trailer being towed by the car in which he was a passenger was struck from behind by a semitruck owned by defendant Zeitner & Sons, Inc. and driven by defendant Darrell Andrews. The plaintiff sued the defendants, alleging failure of control and failure to maintain a proper lookout.1 The jury assessed eighty-five percent of the fault to Franklin...

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