Linda I. Peterson as Trustee of the Linda I. Peterson Revocable Trust, Mark Peterson and Linda Peterson v. Kay Dorothy Pohren Adam
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The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed the district court's dismissal of the sellers' breach of contract claim and remanded for trial, holding that a ward under conservatorship can have contractual capacity and that questions of fact regarding contract formation and breach should be decided by a jury, not on summary judgment.
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