In 2010, United Suppliers entered into a lease agreement with Hanson Trucking for Hanson to provide a semi-tractor and driver for delivery of United Suppliers’ product. The owner of Hanson Trucking originally did the deliveries, but then hired a separate driver. On one occasion, the hired driver lost control of the truck resulting in a […]
On February 29, 2016, Clark Mitchell obtained a defense verdict for Defendant David Benner, a Guthrie County farmer, who had been accused of wrongfully removing trees near a property line shared with his neighbor. Plaintiffs alleged negligence, trespassing, and intentional destruction of trees pursuant to Iowa Code section 658.4. Additionally, Plaintiffs sought punitive damages. Two […]
