THOMPSON v. KACZINSKI

No. 08-0647.

774 N.W.2d 829 (2009)

Charles W. THOMPSON and Karyl J. Thompson, Appellants, v. James F. KACZINSKI and Michelle K. Lockwood, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy V. Hefner and Matthew J. Hemphill of Hefner & Bergkamp, P.C., Adel, for appellants.

Sharon Soorholtz Greer and Melinda G. Young of Cartwright, Druker & Ryden, Marshalltown, for appellees.


HECHT, Justice.

A motorist lost control of his car on a rural gravel road and crashed upon encountering a trampoline that had been displaced by the wind from an adjoining yard to the surface of the road. He and his spouse sued the owners of the trampoline. The district court granted summary judgment, concluding the defendants owed no duty to the motorist under the circumstances and the personal injuries resulting from the crash were not proximately caused by the defendants...

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