Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Union Story Trust & Savings Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 21, 1983No. 68675PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This appeal arises out of a grant of summary judgment to the defendant in tort action and illustrates the risks of commencing a lawsuit on the final day of the limitations period.
Dennis and Rebecca Jacobson, plaintiffs, were allegedly injured on February 16, 1979, when the automobile they were driving collided with a car driven by Paul Spies. On February 17, 1981, the day after a legal holiday and the last day before the expiration of the limitations period, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Spies in district court. Two days later the sheriff returned the original notice to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shasaku Mizukami, Gosaku Mizukami v. Peter R. Buras, Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Brown v. EllisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Gruener v. City of Cedar FallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Chorney v. CallahanDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1955
- Moul v. PaceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Brown v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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- Northern Utilities Division of K N Energy, Inc. v. Town of EvansvilleWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
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