If the person having a cause of action dies within one year next previous to the expiration of the limitation provided for, the limitation shall not apply until one year after the person’s death.
Iowa Code § 614.9
Exception in case of death
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Walberg v. St. Francis Home, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in 396 Ill. App. 3d 729 - Kaufmann v. Jersey Community Hospital (December 2009)
[C51, §1667; R60, §2748; C73, §2536; C97, §3454; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11016; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.9] 2019 Acts, ch 59, §201
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