GROVIJOHN v. VIRJON, INC.

No. 00-0345.

643 N.W.2d 200 (2002)

Ricky L. GROVIJOHN, Appellant, v. VIRJON, INC., d/b/a J.D.'s Circle Inn, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Hughes, Jr., and Kristopher K. Madsen of Stuart, Tinley, Peters, Thorn, Hughes, Faust & Madsen, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Jeff W. Wright of Heidman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson, Plaza, Dykstra & Prahl, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.


STREIT, Justice.

Ricky Grovijohn and Julie Douglas were drinking at J.D.'s Circle Inn (Virjon, Inc.). They left the bar together with Douglas driving Grovijohn's car. Douglas drove the car into another car, injuring Grovijohn. Thirteen months later, Grovijohn notified the bar of his intent to file suit under the Iowa dram shop act. The action was filed in June of 1999. The district court granted Virjon's motion for summary judgment because Grovijohn failed to notify...

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