Legal Opinion
Brown v. Ellison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 15, 1981No. 64897PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
J.L. and Phyllis I. Brown, claimants in a probate claim, appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their claim at the conclusion of their evidence. Although the Browns had plead that they discovered their cause of action within the period of the statute of limitations, the trial court found that, based on the Browns’ own evidence, the action was barred. We hold that the Browns presented substantial evidence that they discovered their cause of action within the period of limitations, and that the trial court erred by not viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the…
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