Legal Opinion

Wirtanen v. Provin

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 18, 1980No. 63312PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Steven J. Wirtanen was killed in an auto-truck collision. The administrator of his estate, Irving J. Wirtanen, brought a wrongful death action which resulted in a jury verdict and judgment thereon adverse to plaintiff. His appeal involves several problems that arose during and after the trial, including the issue of whether we have jurisdiction of this appeal. We conclude we have jurisdiction and affirm the trial court.

The following issues are presented for our review:

1. Whether we have jurisdiction to entertain this appeal;

2. Whether the trial court correctly overruled…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Kuiken v. GarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
  2. State v. LassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  3. Haumersen v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. State v. ClaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  5. State v. HoustonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Westway Trading Corp. v. River Terminal Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  2. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  3. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. Wernimont v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  5. Hamilton v. O'DONNELLCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1985

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