Bruce Ex Rel. Bruce v. Wookey

The question presented on this appeal is the interpretation of section 633.442 of the Iowa Probate Code. It is a ease of first impression.

Kenneth Wookey was killed in an automobile April 10, 1965, in which Susie Bruce was permanently injured. On November 4, 1965, plaintiff, as her next friend, filed a claim in Wookey’s estate for the injuries she sustained in the accident.

On January 7, 1966, the administrator mailed plaintiff the following Notice of Disallowance of Claim, which complied with the terms of section 633.440.

“You are hereby advised that the claim which you made in the above…