CHAPA v. JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS

No. 01-1361.

652 N.W.2d 187 (2002)

Lucio CHAPA, Appellant, v. JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vern M. Ball of Lynch Law Office, Bloomfield, for appellant.

Joseph A. Quinn of Nyemaster, Goode, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.


NEUMAN, Justice.

The appellant, Lucio Chapa, suffers from a disabling hearing disorder called tinnitus. On this appeal from the denial of his claim for workers' compensation benefits, the only question is whether the district court correctly affirmed the commissioner's finding that Chapa's claim is barred by the statute of limitations, Iowa Code section 85.26(1) (1997). Finding no error, we affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

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