Pappas v. Clark

How courts have described this case

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

• barring wife of decedent whose illegal drug addiction resulted in his death from maintaining an action against his doctor, pharmacist, and pharmacies
• noting that illegality applies to all actions in Iowa
• barring action by wife against physician and pharmacist for husband’s drug addiction
• plaintiff’s cause of action against his doctor and pharmacist was barred by his own illegal conduct in using cocaine and prescription drugs
• plaintiff’s cause of action against his doctor and pharmacist was barred by his own illegal conduct in using cocaine and prescription drugs
• “We will affirm the district court if any reason for affirmance appears in the record.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).