KOSTELAC v. FELDMAN'S, INC.

No. 91-1755.

497 N.W.2d 853 (1993)

Suzanne Williams KOSTELAC, Appellee, v. FELDMAN'S, INC., Employer, and Great American Insurance Companies, Insurance Carrier, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Shinkle, Des Moines, for appellants.

Charles T. Patterson and John C. Gray, Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


NEUMAN, Justice.

On judicial review of agency action the district court reversed the industrial commissioner's refusal to award workers' compensation benefits to a plaintiff whose spouse committed suicide. The employer has appealed. We now reverse.

I. Background.

On September 14, 1982, Dean Williams took his own life by allowing his car to run in the closed garage at his home. His wife, plaintiff Suzanne Williams, brought this action to recover...

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