BORCHARD v. ANDERSON

No. 94-1816.

542 N.W.2d 247 (1996)

Donna BORCHARD, Appellant, v. Loyal "Pete" William ANDERSON, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Wengert of Smith, McElwain & Wengert, Sioux City, for appellant.

James E. Shipman and Chad M. VonKampen of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, CARTER, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing her suit for infliction of domestic abuse on a finding it was time barred. She contends, because she suffered from a posttraumatic stress disorder, the common-law discovery rule should have tolled the statute of limitations. We affirm.

The petition makes chilling reading. Plaintiff Donna Borchard and defendant Loyal "Pete" William Anderson, Jr. were married July 17, 1966. She alleges Anderson repeatedly...

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