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Case No. 24-1066

Guardianship of Nicolas R. Aragon Jr. and Regina Ward
v.
MidAmerican Energy Company and Blattner Energy, LLC.

Appellant

Guardianship of Nicolas R. Aragon Jr. and Regina Ward

Appellee

MidAmerican Energy Company and Blattner Energy, LLC.

Attorneys for the Appellant

Christopher Johnston
Andrew B. Howie

Attorneys for the Appellee

Michael S. Jones, for MidAmerican Energy Company
Mark E. Weinhardt, Danielle M. Shelton, and Jason R. Smith, for Blattner Energy, LLC

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-1066
Date Published:
Nov 13, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Nelmark and Samantha Gronewald, Judges.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Chicchelly, J.  (6 pages)

            Nicolas Aragon Jr. and Regina Ward appeal a grant of summary judgment for the defendants.  They allege the district court erred in dismissing (1) their negligence claim because Aragon was a trespasser and (2) the breach-of-contract claim because the plaintiffs did not have third-party beneficiary rights.  OPINION HOLDS: Because the record demonstrates Aragon was a trespasser and the plaintiffs did not have third-party beneficiary rights, we affirm.

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