REIMERS v. HONEYWELL, INC.

No. 89-556.

457 N.W.2d 336 (1990)

Janice A. REIMERS, Administrator of the Estate of Lance D. Reimers, a Minor Child, Deceased; Janice A. Reimers, Executor of the Estate of Harry A. Reimers, Deceased; Janice A. Reimers, Individually; and Chad; L. Reimers, a Minor Child, by and through his Mother and Next Friend, Janice A. Reimers, Plaintiffs, v. HONEYWELL, INC.; Magic Chef, Inc. f/k/a Johnson Corporation f/k/a the Johnson Furnace Company; Iowa Supply Company; and Triple "S" Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Corporation, Defendants. HONEYWELL, INC., Appellee, v. POWESHIEK-JASPER FARM SERVICE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Comito of Comito & Capps, Des Moines, and George Flynn and Thomas Klosowski of Cosgrove, Flynn, Gaskins & Haskell, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

John B. Grier of Cartwright, Druker & Ryden, Marshalltown, for appellant.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

After paying a substantial amount to settle a products liability case a manufacturer brought this suit for contribution. The case was tried before a jury which found contributions should be ordered. This appeal challenges both the trial court's venue and sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment for contribution. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

In 1985 there was a gas explosion in the home of Harry and Janice Reimers...

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