KUTA v. NEWBERG

No. 97-1605.

600 N.W.2d 280 (1999)

Richard KUTA and Judith Kuta, Administrators of the Estate of Bradley R. Kuta, Deceased, Appellants, v. Virgil Alexus NEWBERG, Sr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.S. Bikakis of Bikakis, Arneson & Karpuk, Sioux City, for appellants.

Maurice B. Nieland and Matthew T.E. Early of Rawlings, Nieland, Probasco, Killinger, Ellwanger, Jacobs & Mohrhauser, Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, NEUMAN, SNELL, and CADY, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Richard and Judith Kuta sued Virgil Newberg for the wrongful death of their adult son, Brad. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. On the defendant's motion, the court ordered a new trial or a remittitur of the damages. Kutas appealed, and Newberg cross-appealed. We affirm on both appeals.

I. Facts and Judicial Proceedings.

Brad Kuta was by all accounts a successful and dedicated student, an athlete, and...

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