COLLINS v. FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA

No. 86-182.

421 N.W.2d 136 (1988)

Lavetta L. COLLINS, Individually and as Surviving Spouse of John V. Collins, and Margaret Birmingham, Administrator of the Estate of John V. Collins, Appellants, v. FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA, A Corporation, Ida County State Bank, Eugene Knop, and Alvin J. Ford, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo G. Parrish and Elizabeth S. Kruidenier of Parrish & Kruidenier, Des Moines, for appellants.

Marvin F. Heidman and John C. Gray of Eidsmoe, Heidman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson & Schatz, Sioux City, for appellee Alvin J. Ford.

Janet J. Brown and William Kevin Stoos of Klass, Wicher & Mishne, Sioux City, for appellees Ida County State Bank and Eugene Knop.

William L. Edmonds of Carter, Sar, Edmonds & Green, Sioux City, for appellee Federal Land Bank of Omaha.

Considered en banc.


CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff Lavetta Collins and the administrator of her deceased husband's estate appeal from an order dismissing their legal malpractice claims against defendant Alvin J. Ford. These claims were dismissed on the ground that they had become the property of the Collinses' bankruptcy estate and therefore could not be pursued in plaintiffs' own behalf.

Plaintiffs have also appealed the dismissal of claims against three other defendants in the...

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