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ESTATE OF RYAN v. HERITAGE TRAILS

No. 06-1343.

745 N.W.2d 724 (2008)

ESTATE OF Robert RYAN, By and Through Charlene Ryan, Executor, Charlene Ryan, Individually, and Nathan Nissen, Plaintiffs, v. HERITAGE TRAILS ASSOCIATES, INC., Defendant. Heritage Trails Associates, Inc., CF Industries, Inc., Agrillance, L.L.C., and Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, Appellees, v. Trinity Industries, Inc., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Coyle and Danita L. Grant of Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens & Sudmeier, P.C., Dubuque, and Heather Bailey New of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas, for appellant.

Stephen J. Holtman and David A. Hacker of Simmons Perrine P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee Heritage Trails Associates.

T. Randy Current of Frey, Haufe & Current, P.L.C., Clinton, and John M. Sheran of Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellee CF Industries.

R. Jeffrey Lewis and Heather L. Wood of Lewis, Webster, Van Winkle & Knoshaug, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellees Agriliance and Cenex Harvest States.

WIGGINS, Justice.

A twenty-seven-year-old nurse tank holding anhydrous ammonia ruptured and seriously injured two workers who were filling the tank. One of the workers eventually died due to his injuries. The injured worker and the estate of the other brought claims against the manufacturer of the anhydrous ammonia, the distributors of the anhydrous, and the company hired by their employer to provide safety training. The manufacturer and distributors of the anhydrous...

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