# Nelson v. Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company

> Supreme Court of Iowa · July 18, 1968 · 160 N.W.2d 448

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9722847

## Case

- **Full name:** Mary Jane NELSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Raymond Nelson, Deceased, Appellant, v. IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellee
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Iowa
- **Decided:** July 18, 1968
- **Citations:** 160 N.W.2d 448; 1968 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 902
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Rawlings
- **Judges:** Moore, Garfield, Snell, Stuart, Mason, Legrand, Rawlings, Larson, Becker
- **Cited by:** 8 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

RAWLINGS, Justice
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent.
In my humble opinion the evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to plaintiff, serves to create a jury issue. As we said in Cronk v. Iowa Power & Light Co., 258 Iowa 603, 612 , 138 N.W.2d 843 : “Whether a utility is negligent despite compliance with safety code is ordinarily a question for the jury or trier of fact.” See also rule 344(f) (10),R.C.P.
I would reverse and remand.
LARSON and BECKER, JJ., join in this dissent.

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