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RUDEN v. PARKER

No. 89-983.

462 N.W.2d 674 (1990)

Robert RUDEN, Administrator of the Estate of Darci Elaine Ruden, Deceased, and Robert Ruden and Jo Lynn Ruden, Appellants, v. Terry Lynn PARKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl A. Payson of Nagle, Harris, Cook & Payson, Davenport, Mark J. Smith of Wells, McNally & Bowman, Davenport, and Jerome V. Bolkcom, Alexandria, Va., for appellants.

Michael J. Motto of Carlin, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff parents appeal from a grant of summary judgment that dismissed their claim for parental consortium due to the death of their adult child. We affirm.

I. Background facts and proceedings. Darci Elaine Ruden was killed in an accident on March 24, 1986, when the car she was driving struck a truck driven by defendant Terry Lynn Parker. Darci was 18 years old at the time of her death.

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