Dieter Alfred Schewe
v.
Jacob Beck and Clinton County, Iowa
Appellant
Dieter Alfred Schewe
Appellee
Jacob Beck and Clinton County, Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Marc S. Harding
Attorney for the Appellee
Corinne R. Butkowski
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Mark R. Lawson, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (12 pages)
Dieter Schewe appeals the denial of his motions for new trial or additur following a jury award of medical expense damages and disputes the taxation of certain costs. OPINION HOLDS: We reverse and remand on the issue of the medical expense damages and allow for a conditional new trial if additur is not accepted. We also reverse on the assessment of the $100 deposition fee and $5 reproduction fee that were taxed as costs to Schewe.