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· 2/19/1992

Downs v. a & H Construction, Ltd.

Citations

  • 481 N.W.2d 520
  • 1992 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 37
  • 1992 WL 27788

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding as a matter of law that defendant owner owed no duty of care because it had surrendered control to a general contractor without retaining enough control to qualify as a possessor of land
  • addressing the issue of whether a general contractor retained ―sufficient control over‖ a building project to owe possessor duties to the employee of a subcontractor

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Carter, Lavorato, Andreasen

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