THURN v. THURN

No. 2-65680.

310 N.W.2d 539 (1981)

Victor F. THURN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doris Addela THURN (now Doris Addela Dryer), Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Q. Swift and Daniel H. Swift of Swift & Swift, Manchester, for plaintiff-appellant.

R. N. Russo, Dubuque, for defendant-appellee.

Considered by OXBERGER, C. J., and DONIELSON, SNELL, CARTER, and JOHNSON, JJ.


DONIELSON, Judge.

Plaintiff Mary Thurn, executrix of the estate of Victor Thurn, appeals from the trial court order overruling motions to quash and to modify execution for back child support payments. Plaintiff contends that the doctrines of estoppel by acquiescence and laches serve to bar defendant Doris Thurn (now Doris Dryer) from enforcing judgment for child support twenty-two years after entry of the decree that created the child support obligation. Plaintiff...

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