Legal Opinion
Borchard v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 17, 1996No. 94-1816PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing her suit for infliction of domestic abuse on a finding it was time barred. She contends, because she suffered from a posttraumatic stress disorder, the common-law discovery rule should have tolled the statute of limitations. We affirm.
The petition makes chilling reading. Plaintiff Donna Borchard and defendant Loyal “Pete” William Anderson, Jr. were married July 17, 1966. She alleges Anderson repeatedly committed acts of severe domestic abuse upon her. These alleged incidents involved violent beatings (including one occurring when…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Shook v. CrabbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Mabel Groninger v. Merrill E. DavisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Callahan v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
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3Cited by20 opinions
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