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M.H. BY AND THROUGH CALLAHAN v. STATE

No. 84-1984.

385 N.W.2d 533 (1986)

M.H., D.H., and P.T., By and Through their Conservators, Hubert F. CALLAHAN and Glenice Callahan, Appellants, v. STATE of Iowa, Iowa Department of Human Services, Kenard Combs, Daniel Ciha, Dennis Haas, and Janet Christianson, Appellees, Families, Inc., and Michael Ryan, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Shea of Shea Law Offices, Cedar Rapids, and Edward J. Gallagher, Jr., and Edward J. Gallagher, III, of Gallagher, Langlas & Gallagher, P.C., Waterloo, for appellants.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Gordon F. Allen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Patrick J. Hopkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.

Lawrence L. Marcucci of Williams, LaMarca, Marcucci, Wiggins & Anderson, Des Moines, for amicus curiae Ass'n of Trial Lawyers of Iowa.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J. and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER and WOLLE, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

This litigation was commenced on behalf of three children who were sexually abused by their mother and her boyfriend. Their claims are against the State, its department of human services and department employees, and a private corporation and its employee who provided counseling services. This interlocutory appeal involves only issues arising from counts involving two separate types of tort claims presented against the State, its department and department...

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