KOENIG v. KOENIG

No. 07-1586.

766 N.W.2d 635 (2009)

Valerie KOENIG, Appellant, v. Marc KOENIG, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc S. Harding, Des Moines, for appellant.

Jason T. Madden and Amy R. Teas of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.


APPEL, Justice.

The question of whether Iowa should retain the traditional common-law distinction between an invitee and a licensee in premises liability cases has sharply divided this court in recent years. In this case, we hold that the common-law distinction between an invitee and a licensee no longer makes sound policy, unnecessarily complicates our law, and should be abandoned.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

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