NELSON v. LUDOVISSY

Nos. 84-765, 84-1245.

368 N.W.2d 141 (1985)

Carol S. NELSON, Appellant, v. Rickey L. LUDOVISSY and James E. Poppe, Appellees. Kevin H. NELSON, Appellant, v. Rickey L. LUDOVISSY and James E. Poppe, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Q. Swift of Swift & Swift, Manchester, for appellants.

David J. Dutton and Bruce L. Braley of Mosier, Thomas, Beatty, Dutton, Braun & Staack, Waterloo, for appellees.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, LARSON and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

In consolidated appeals, the appellants, who are the adult children of a man injured in a collision between a truck and a farm tractor he was operating, challenge the district court's decision that they lack capacity to sue in their own name for loss of parental services and support. For reasons hereafter discussed, we reverse the district court.

On April 8, 1982, Hans Nelson was injured when his farm tractor collided with a truck driven by...

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