Legal Opinion
Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 4, 1967No. 52521PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRawlings, J.
Plaintiffs-administrators brought actions for damages, including value of services as spouse and parent, resulting from what appears to be the instantaneous automobile accident death of their husband-father and wife-mother decedents. Six minor children survive.
The fatal accident occurred January 15, 1965. These actions were commenced January 21, 1966.
Defendant Violet H. Sorge filed an application for separate adjudication of law points. Rule 105, Rules of Civil Procedure.
The questions presented and raised on appeal are as follows: (1) Does chapter 427, Acts of the Sixty-first General…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Graham v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- State v. BirminghamArizona Supreme Court · 1964
- Fabricius v. Montgomery Elevator CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- Galusha v. WendtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Schultz v. GosselinkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Wardlow v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Adams v. DeurSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- McKillip v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Turner v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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