HARDEN v. STATE

No. 88-689.

434 N.W.2d 881 (1989)

Theresa A. HARDEN Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven K. Ristvedt of Ristvedt & Peters, Independence, and Jon Fister of Beecher, Beecher, Holmes & Rathert, Waterloo, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Eleanor E. Lynn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER and ANDREASEN, JJ.


ANDREASEN, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the two-year statute of limitation provided in Iowa Code section 25A.13 (1987) is tolled for minors and mentally ill persons under the provisions of Iowa Code section 614.8 (1987). The district court held the statute of limitation was not tolled and dismissed the action. We affirm.

Theresa Harden was admitted under juvenile court order to the Mental Health Institute at Independence, Iowa, on September 28...

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