Forsmark v. State

McCORMICK, Justice.

We consolidated two appeals by plaintiffs from adverse judgment in actions against the State. The first appeal is from judgment in a medical malpractice case, and the second is from judgment in plaintiff’s separate action to vacate the judgment in the first case. We reverse and remand in the second appeal. This makes the first appeal moot, and we dismiss it.

Thomas Forsmark suffered partial paralysis following a thoracic laminectomy at University Hospitals in Iowa City on October 19, 1979. He and his wife and children subsequently sued the State for damages based on alleged…