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· 2/17/1988

Miller v. Wellman Dynamics Corp.

Citations

  • 419 N.W.2d 380
  • 1988 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 39
  • 1988 WL 11189

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding a parent’s claim for loss of consortium of an adult child is not recognized at common law, by statute, or by rule
  • “Even issues of constitutional magnitude will not be addressed by this court if not presented in the trial court.”
  • section 613.15 does not allow parents to recover for their child’s wrongful death or injury
  • upon death common law rights are extinguished and recovery “exists only by, and to the extent of, legislative grace”
  • “The purpose of such an order is to make the record show truthfully what judgment was actually rendered.”
  • section 613.15 only refers to services “as spouse or parent,” not as a child

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Judges: Andreasen, Larson, Neuman, Schultz, Snell

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