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SANDERSON v. ESTATE OF KISNER

No. 90-1531.

477 N.W.2d 96 (1991)

Michael Dean SANDERSON, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Dianna Lynn Sanderson, Appellant, v. The ESTATE OF Joseph C. KISNER, Appellee, and Korey James Kisner, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing December 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirke C. Quinn of Courter, Quinn, Doran & Anderson, Boone, for appellant.

Richard H. Gross of Casey, Doll & Gross, Osage, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, CARTER, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The question before us is whether the negligence of a motor vehicle driver is imputed to the owner's estate when the owner died five days before the collision. The district court granted the estate's motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Joseph C. Kisner owned a motor vehicle at the time of his death on March 8, 1989. Prior to the owner's death, the vehicle was used by the owner's...

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