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O'Brien v. Estate of Ripley
Seanna O'Brien, Plaintiff-Appellant
Estate of Donald Ripley, and Philip Scott Ripley as Executor of the Estate of Donald Ripley, Defendants-Appellees
Progressive Northern Insurance Company, Defendant
Attorney for Appellant
Thomp J. Patterman
Attorney for Appellees
Michael T. Gibbons
Christopher D. Jerram
Raymond E. Walden
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Page County, Greg W. Steensland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Ahlers, P.J., Badding, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Badding, J. (6 pages)
On interlocutory appeal, Seanna O’Brien challenges the dismissal of her personal-injury suit against the estate of Donald Ripley and its executor as barred by the two-year statute of limitations in Iowa Code section 614.1(2) (2022). OPINION HOLDS: We affirm dismissal, concluding O’Brien’s potential status as a reasonably ascertainable creditor of the estate has no effect on whether the matter was barred by the general statute of limitations.
