FELTES v. STATE

No. 85-106.

385 N.W.2d 544 (1986)

Ronald John FELTES, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa and Iowa Department of Transportation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Jackson and Mark Rettig of Hines, Pence, Jackson, Day & Powers, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Lester A. Paff, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and David A. Ferree, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.

Considered en banc.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Following a line of our long-standing decisions, the district court dismissed plaintiff Ronald John Feltes' tort action against the State for lack of jurisdiction because he had not pursued his claim to the state appeal board as required by Iowa Code section 25A.5 (1983). In this appeal plaintiff asks us to carve out an exception to our rule, in light of the unusual facts surrounding his case. We affirm.

June 29, 1984, plaintiff...

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