Legal Opinion

Brubaker v. Estate of Delong

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 8, 2005No. 04-0079PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Justice.

We must decide whether the plaintiff in a personal injury action timely served the defendant with the original notice. Because we agree with the district court that service was untimely, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the district court as modified.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On April 11, 2001, while in separate motor vehicles, Stacy Brubaker and Arthur DeLong were involved in an auto accident in Waterloo. DeLong died on August 20, 2002. On December 19, 2002, Brubaker filed a petition against DeLong seeking damages for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Meier v. SENECAUT IIISupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. Rees v. City of ShenandoahSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  3. Vincent v. Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1992
  4. Carroll v. MartirSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. Metz v. Amoco Oil Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Crall v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  2. Nixon v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  3. Gary L. Riedesel v. the Estate of Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Becky FurlongCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2017
  4. In re the Estate of MrlaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019
  5. Kathleen Crall And Thomas Crall Vs. Margaret DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006

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