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BLASDELL v. LINNHAVEN, INC.

No. 21-1968.

989 N.W.2d 131 (2023)

Roger BLASDELL, Appellee, v. LINNHAVEN, INC. and Accident Fund National Insurance Company/United Heartland, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 7, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Ostrander , Lansing, Michigan, for appellants.

Thomas M. Wertz and Mindi M. Vervaecke of Wertz Law Firm, Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Christensen, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Waterman, Mansfield, and McDermott, JJ., joined. McDonald, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Oxley, J., joined. May, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

We must decide when a married couple's separation results in spousal desertion within the meaning of Iowa Code section 85.42(1)(a) (2017). Almost two and a half years into their marriage, the wife in this case left the marital home in Delhi in search of employment elsewhere. She ultimately accepted a position in...

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