RANNEY v. PARAWAX CO., INC.

No. 96-2004.

582 N.W.2d 152 (1998)

Joseph W. RANNEY III, Appellant, v. PARAWAX COMPANY, INC., Defendant, and American States Insurance Company f/d/b/a Western Insurance, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Kocourek of Kocourek & Conroy, P.C., Council Bluffs, for appellant.

James E. Thorn of Stuart, Tinley, Peters, Thorn & Hughes, Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


TERNUS, Justice.

This case involves the application of the discovery rule and the principle of inquiry notice to a latent injury case arising under Iowa's workers' compensation law. See Iowa Code ch. 85 (1993). The district court affirmed the industrial commissioner's summary judgment ruling that the appellant's claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations for workers' compensation claims. See id. § 85.26(1). We affirm.

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