Court Opinion

ID: 7117513
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 12:34:15.774981+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:13:58.302883
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Salinger, J.
I. The foregoing statement fairly presents what must of necessity be, and is, the position of the appellee. It insists that the aforesaid judgment of reversal, being based upon insufficiency of the evidence for plaintiff, operates as a final judgment, and that it should so operate because the law purposes “that a man shall not be twice *949vexed for one and the same canse;” that “it is to the public welfare that there be an end of litigation;” and that “it concerns the commonwealth that things adjudged be not rescinded.” Practically nothing is added to this statement, except to call our attention to the fact that no offer to amend the petition, and thus to tender any new issue or cause of action or new defense to the plea of settlement interposed by the defendant, was attempted, and that there was no attempt to offer or introduce any evidence additional to that which had been introduced on the former trial and fully considered by this court on appeal. We are of opinion that this contention is fully-answered, and against the appellee, by Landis v. Interurban R. Co., 173 Iowa 466. To the same effect is Sanders v. Sutlive, 175 Iowa 582.
We held, in Landis’ case, that the maxims “that a man shall not be twice vexed for one and the same cause,” and “it is to the public welfare that there be an end of litigation,” are not applicable to the case of a remand on appeal for retrial or resubmission of the facts under the same issue; that a general order of reversal in a law action tried below to a jury has the effect of sending the cause back to the lower court for full retrial, even though the opinion on reversal shows that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the judgment of the lower court; and that, while the Supreme Court may in such case avoid a retrial, if that is what should be done, in its judgment, it does not so order by a general reversal, but must do so by entering special order, or by specifically directing the lower court to enter a final judgment.' We applied this principle to an action for personal injury where, on appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, the Supreme Court found that he was guilty of contributory negligence, and was not entitled to recover on the doctrine of the last clear chance, and .where the final language of the opinion on reversal was, “for the reasons pointed out, the judgment must be and it is reversed,” and *950the procedendo directed the district court to proceed in the manner required by law, and in harmony with the opinion.
Our final conclusion was that, therefore, the court erred in sustaining the motion of the defendant for judgment. We adhere to this position. Wherefore, the order and judgment appealed from must be — Reversed.
Gaynor, C. J., Ladd and Evans, JJ., concur.