FROMAN v. PERRIN

No. 56166.

213 N.W.2d 684 (1973)

Ward FROMAN, Administrator of the Estate of Eva L. Froman, Deceased, Appellant, v. Charles L. PERRIN and Charles L. Perrin, Executor of the Estate of Norma W. Perrin, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kluever & Van Gingle, Atlantic, for appellant.

Robert Haney, Omaha, Neb., and Ray Yarham, Atlantic, for appellee.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This action arises out of a flash fire which occurred at the farm home of defendant Charles L. Perrin and his deceased wife, Norma W. Perrin. At the time, only Mrs. Perrin and plaintiff's decedent, Eva L. Froman, were in the house. Both perished in the fire.

The case was submitted to a jury, which found against plaintiff, who brought this action for wrongful death as administrator of his wife's estate, and he appeals, alleging as his sole...

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