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SCHULTZE v. LANDMARK HOTEL CORP.

No. 89-1486.

463 N.W.2d 47 (1990)

Edward SCHULTZE, Personal Representative of the Estate of Velma C. Schultze, Appellee, v. LANDMARK HOTEL CORPORATION, Defendant, and Joseph F. Fellows, Des Moines Internists, P.C.; Kevin J. Cunningham, Sean D. Cunningham, Rick L. Wilkens, and Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marsha K. Ternus of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, for appellant Joseph F. Fellows.

Thomas A. Finley of Duncan, Jones, Riley & Finley P.C., Des Moines, for appellant Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Robin L. Hermann of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, Des Moines, for appellants Des Moines Internists, P.C., Kevin J. Cunningham, Sean D. Cunningham, and Rick L. Wilkens.

Thomas P. Slater of Meyer, Slater & Bauer, Des Moines, for appellee.

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

SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this appeal the issue is whether the statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions for wrongful death under Iowa Code section 614.1(9) (1987)1 begins to run on discovery of the death or on discovery of the wrongful act that caused the death. The district court held that the limitation period commenced on the date the medical treatment factors relating to the wrongfulness of the death are known, or should have...

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