Rohovit v. Mecta Corp.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal stems from a district court clerk’s failure to complete a timely transfer of a case file after the court ordered a change of venue pursuant to Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 175. The error, defendants claimed, compelled dismissal of plaintiffs’ petition. The district court thought otherwise and overruled defendants’ motion. We affirm.

Plaintiff Imogene Rohovit1 filed a tort action in the district court for Polk County against defendants Mecta Corporation, the State of Iowa, and physicians at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Before answering, defendants…