EASTERN IOWA PROPANE, LTD. v. HONEYWELL

No. 01-0649.

652 N.W.2d 462 (2002)

Alice Henningsen and Leroy Henningsen, Plaintiffs, v. EASTERN IOWA PROPANE, LTD., Appellant, v. HONEYWELL, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Dvorak of Foley & Mansfield, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Richard S. Fry and Diane Kutzko of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Jeannine L. Lee, George W. Flynn, and Jennifer F. Rosemark of Flynn & Gaskins, L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Frank A. Comito of Gaudineer & Comito, L.L.P., West Des Moines, for appellee.


LARSON, Justice.

Alice and Leroy Henningsen sued their propane supplier, Eastern Iowa Propane, Ltd. (EIP), for damages to their home when their propane furnace exploded. EIP in turn sued Honeywell, Inc., the manufacturer of a gas valve in the furnace, for contribution or indemnity. Honeywell moved for summary judgment, based on Iowa Code section 614.1(11) (1999) (statute of repose for improvements to real property). The district court granted Honeywell's motion, and...

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