RUBY v. SHEEHAN

No. 23-0596.

CHAD RUBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JUSTINA SHEEHAN, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed April 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Dickey and Matthew Sahag of Dickey, Campbell, & Sahag Law Firm, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant.

Jon A. Vasey of Spencer Vasey Dirth, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by Bower, C.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ.


While attending a New Year's Eve party at Justina Sheehan's rented home, Chad Ruby was stabbed eleven times by another guest using a kitchen knife she found there. Ruby sued the stabber—Alyssa Slusser—and a jury awarded him $20 million in damages. But he also seeks to hold Sheehan—the party host and possessor...

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