Legal Opinion
Kulish v. West Side Unlimited Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1996No. 95-48PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Appellants, Donald E. Kulish and Linda L. Kulish, seek to recover consortium damages arising from the wrongful death of their adult son, Matthew Kulish. Relying on principles of equal protection, they ask us to recognize their right to recover such damages under the common law. We conclude the trial court correctly dismissed the Kulish-es’ claim for loss of their adult son’s consortium. Therefore, we affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Matthew Kulish, an adult, died as a result of injuries sustained when a truck owned by appellee, West Side Unlimited Corporation, and…
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