WARDLOW v. CITY OF KEOKUK

Nos. 54182, 54175 and 54176.

190 N.W.2d 439 (1971)

Charles WARDLOW, Father of Steven D. Wardlow, a Minor and Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF KEOKUK, Iowa, Appellee. Charles WARDLOW, Father of Sheri Lynn Wardlow, a Minor and Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF KEOKUK, Iowa, Appellee. Noel J. PAGITT and Mary Jo Pagitt, Individually and as natural parents of Randall Lee Pagitt, Deceased, Appellants, v. CITY OF KEOKUK, Iowa, Appellee. Noel J. PAGITT and Mary Jo Pagitt, Individually and as natural parents of Steven Craig Pagitt, Deceased, Appellants, v. CITY OF KEOKUK, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan, Lucas & Nolan, Iowa City, for Wardlow, No. 54182.

George E. Wright, Napier, Napier & Wright, Fort Madison, for appellants Pagitt, Nos. 54175, 54176.

Norman & Younggren, Keokuk, for appellee, No. 54182.

George L. Norman, Norman & Younggren, Keokuk, for appellee, Nos. 54175, 54176.


MASON, Justice.

Four interlocutory appeals have been consolidated for review in this court. A separate law action to recover damages by reason of the death of each of four minor children was instituted against the City of Keokuk. The trial court had struck from the petitions allegations concerning loss of companionship and society and those relating to mental anguish of the parents as not constituting proper measure of damages. All plaintiffs were granted permission...

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