Iglehart v. Iglehart

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Debbie Iglehart appealed from summary judgment dismissing her negligence action arising out of Joseph Igle-hart’s death. We affirm.

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[¶2] Joseph Iglehart (“decedent”) suffered severe burns and died of asphyxiation after he was buried by rotten corn inside a Harvestore silo on April 26, 1999. His wife Debbie Iglehart brought a wrongful death action against James Iglehart, decedent’s father and business partner, for herself and on behalf of the couple’s daughter. She also brought a survival action as the personal representative of decedent’s estate. Debbie…