RICHARDSON v. COMMODORE, INC.

No. 97-1829.

599 N.W.2d 693 (1999)

Russell RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. The COMMODORE, INC. d/b/a The Commodore Tap, Ralph W. Hauerwas and Betty L. Hauerwas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh G. Albrecht and Anne Updegraff of Tom Riley Law Firm, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Roger A. Lathrop and Peter J. Thill of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, L.L.P., Davenport, for appellees.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and CARTER, SNELL, TERNUS, and HARRIS, JJ.


TERNUS, Justice.

Appellant, Russell Richardson, was injured at a bar owned and operated by the defendants/appellees when a portion of the ceiling fell on him. His suit against the defendants was dismissed on their motion for summary judgment. The court of appeals affirmed. On further review, we find sufficient evidence to create a jury question on Richardson's premises liability claim. Therefore, we vacate the court of appeals decision and reverse the judgment of...

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