Legal Opinion
Evjen v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 31, 1985No. 84-1055PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Two defendants in a wrongful death case arising out of a car accident cross-claimed against the estate of the driver for indem nity or contribution. Summary judgment was entered for the estate on the ground the cross-claim was barred by the six-month limitation of Iowa Code section 633.-410 (1981). We reverse.
On March 14, 1982, Mark J. Pauly, the driver, and Mark Allen Evjen, his passenger, were both killed in a one-car accident. Estates were opened for both Pauly and Evjen. The six-month period for filing claims in the Pauly estate began to run on May 1, 1982, the date of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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