Kara Ganka, As Administrator of the Estate of Bronson Ganka, Kara Ganka, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of D.G., M.G., and A.G., Minors
v.
Jeffrey Clark
Appellant
Kara Ganka, As Administrator of the Estate of Bronson Ganka, Kara Ganka, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of D.G., M.G., and A.G., Minors
Appellee
Jeffrey Clark
Attorney for the Appellant
Laura Schultes, Pressley Henningsen, Brian Ivers and Kylie Liu
Attorney for the Appellee
Lee P. Hook
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Andrew Chappell, Judge. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL, CROSS-APPEAL DISMISSED AS MOOT. Heard by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (7 pages)
Bronson Ganka died as a result of a workplace injury. His widow, Kara Ganka, brought a gross negligence claim against his co-employee, Jeff Clark. The jury found in favor of Kara. Jeff moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The district court granted Jeff’s motion. Kara appeals. OPINION HOLDS: We find there was insufficient evidence to prove gross negligence. So we affirm the grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict.