Legal Opinion
Mary Kathryn Fitz v. Howard P. Dolyak, D.O.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1983No. 82-2165PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENNER, District Judge.
Mary Kathryn Fitz appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of this medical malpractice action on the ground that it is barred by Iowa’s Limitation of Action Statute, Iowa Code § 614.1(9) (1979). She challenges the court’s finding that § 614.1(9) does not deny her equal protection or due process. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In a complaint filed February 25, 1981, Fitz alleged that in 1968, Howard P. Dolyak, D.O., injected her breasts with liquid silicone pursuant to their contractual arrangement, but that the injection was performed negligently and without adequate…
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