GRELL v. POULSEN

No. 85-445.

389 N.W.2d 661 (1986)

William GRELL and Mary Grell, Appellants, v. Carmen M. POULSEN, Executor of the Estate of Paul E. Poulsen, Deceased, and John Underwood, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter C. Riley and Mary K.P. Hoefer of Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

John T. Nolan of Rate, Nolan, Bohanan, Moen & Lucas, Iowa City, for appellee Poulsen.

Adrian T. Knuth, Anamosa, for appellee Underwood.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and HARRIS, CARTER, WOLLE, and LAVORATO, JJ.


WOLLE, Justice.

A disagreement concerning the unwritten terms of a business relationship between Paul E. Poulsen, now deceased, and plaintiff William Grell mushroomed into the present several-party multiple-count lawsuit. The case was submitted to a jury on four damage claims: the Grells' quantum meruit claim against the Poulsen estate; the estate's counterclaims for abuse of process and defamation; and defendant John Underwood's counterclaim against the Grells for...

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