Court Opinion

ID: 9717687
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 07:08:40.983926+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:54.720864
License: Public Domain

SCHULTZ, Justice
(concurring in part and dissenting in part).
I cannot agree that the plaintiff must reveal the specific amount of his claim for pain and suffering; otherwise, I concur.
As the majority opinion points out, Iowa R.Civ.P. 95 states that “[n]o order shall require any pleading to itemize or apportion unliquidated damages claimed, nor to attribute any part thereof to any portion of the claim asserted.” While I would hold it is proper to discover the total amount of damages claimed, I would not require a party to itemize or apportion unliquidated damages claimed. I recognize that rule 95 is limited to pleading; however, I conclude that the spirit and purpose of the rule spills over into discovery procedures.