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KULISH v. WEST SIDE UNLIMITED CORP.

No. 95-48.

545 N.W.2d 860 (1996)

Donald E. KULISH and Linda L. Kulish, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Matthew Stephen Kulish, and Donald E. Kulish, and Linda L. Kulish, Individually, Appellants, v. WEST SIDE UNLIMITED CORPORATION d/b/a West Side Transportation, Incorporated or West Side Transport, Inc., and Douglas M. Zahradnik, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Braley of Dutton, Braun, Staack, Hellman & Iversen, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellants.

Dennis P. Ogden of Belin Harris Lamson McCormick, P.C., Des Moines, and Patrick M. Roby of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

TERNUS, Justice.

Appellants, Donald E. Kulish and Linda L. Kulish, seek to recover consortium damages arising from the wrongful death of their adult son, Matthew Kulish. Relying on principles of equal protection, they ask us to recognize their right to recover such damages under the common law. We conclude the trial court correctly dismissed the Kulishes' claim for loss of their adult son's consortium. Therefore, we affirm.

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