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IN RE VAJGRT

No. 10-1088.

801 N.W.2d 570 (2011)

In the Matter of the Estate of Johnny VAJGRT, Deceased, Bill Ernst, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore R. Hoglan of Condon & Hoglan Law Firm, Marshalltown, for appellant.

Melissa A. Nine and Barry S. Kaplan of Kaplan, Frese & Nine, LLP, Marshalltown, for appellee.

MANSFIELD, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a right to punitive damages survives the death of the wrongdoer. On several previous occasions, we have held that punitive damages may not be recovered from the estate of a deceased tortfeasor. See Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co., 282 N.W.2d 639, 661 (Iowa 1979); Wolder v. Rahm, 249 N.W.2d 630, 632 (Iowa 1977...

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