ALEXANDER v. MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC

No. 00-1764.

646 N.W.2d 74 (2002)

Monty ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. The MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC, Professional Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew D. Dake and Melissa M. Harbaugh-Adams of Wertz & Leehy, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Gregory C. Guiney of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for appellee.


TERNUS, Justice.

The plaintiff in this case, a trespasser on the defendant's land, asks us to abolish the common law rule limiting the liability of a landowner for injuries to trespassers and replace it with a negligence standard. We decline to do so and therefore affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant landowner.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The defendant/appellee, Medical Associates Clinic, P.C., owns...

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