Goetzman v. Wichern

Decided 1982-12-22

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McCORMICK, Justice. The question here is whether the common law of Iowa should be changed to substitute the doctrine of comparative negligence for the existing doctrine of contributory negligence. In the present case the trial court *744 submitted a contributory negligence defense over an objection by plaintiff in which she advocated the change. We now abandon the doct…

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