BLAIR v. WERNER ENTERPRISES

No. 02-2124.

675 N.W.2d 533 (2004)

Steve G. BLAIR and Steven G. Blair, Executor of the Estate of Tomas Blair, Appellee, v. WERNER ENTERPRISES, Appellant. Werner Enterprises, Appellant, v. Ollie Jones and Leonard Coombs, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 25, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Krug of Krug & Beckelman, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Mark D. Lowe of Hopkins & Huebner, P.C., Adel, for appellee Steven G. Blair.

Rene Charles Lapierre of Klass, Stoik, Mugan, Villone, Phillips, Orzechowski, Clausen & Lapierre, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee Ollie Jones.

Henry A. Harmon and Lisa R. Perdue of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellee Leonard Coombs.


LARSON, Justice.

Werner Enterprises was sued after one of its trucks was involved in a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 80 in Dallas County, Iowa. Werner sought contribution by counterclaiming against the plaintiffs and cross-claiming against the other defendants. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their case in Dallas County in order to pursue their claim in a federal court in Texas. Following this dismissal, the plaintiffs moved to dismiss Werner's contribution...

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