Legal Opinion
Harden v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 25, 1989No. 88-689PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the two-year statute of limitation provided in Iowa Code section 25A.13 (1987) is tolled for minors and mentally ill persons under the provisions of Iowa Code section 614.8 (1987). The district court held the statute of limitation was not tolled and dismissed the action. We affirm.
Theresa Harden was admitted under juvenile court order to the Mental Health Institute at Independence, Iowa, on September 28, 1982. At that time she was fifteen years old. On September 29, 1982, Theresa was injured while at the Mental Health Institute. Her claim…
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