RAGEE v. ARCHBOLD LADDER CO.

No. 89-1537.

471 N.W.2d 794 (1991)

Bernice RAGEE and Herman Ragee, Appellees, v. ARCHBOLD LADDER CO., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy McCarthy II of Cook, Gotsdiner, McEnroe & McCarthy, Des Moines, for appellant.

Lad Grove, Ames, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Archbold Ladder Company appeals from jury verdict and judgment finding it liable, under the theory of res ipsa loquitur, for damages plaintiffs Bernice and Herman Ragee sustained as a result of Bernice falling from a ladder manufactured by defendant. Defendant contends the district court violated Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 197 when, while the jury was deliberating, it instructed the jury without first advising or consulting with...

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