Peters Ex Rel. Peters v. Vander Kooi

CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff Jamie L. Peters, a minor child, by his next friend and mother, Sandra Peters, appeals from an adverse judgment in a medical malpractice action. Also appealing are Sandra Peters, individually, and Jamie’s father, Ronald Peters, who have claims in the same action for medical expenses and loss of services, companionship, and society under rule 8 of the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure. The defendants are Dr. Bruce J. Vander Kooi and Buena Vista Clinic, P.C., with which he is associated. 1

Among the grounds advanced for a reversal of the judgment is the contention that the…