Legal Opinion

Clark v. Miller

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 21, 1993No. 92-1400PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Iowa Code section 613A.5 (1983) required a person claiming tort damages against a governmental subdivision to commence the action within six months after injury. If the governmental subdivision received written notice describing the claim within sixty days of the incident, however, the plaintiff could commence the suit within two years after such notice. In Miller v. Boone County Hospital, 394 N.W.2d 776, 780 (Iowa 1986), we found section 613A.5 unconstitutional. We held Iowa Code chapter 614 is the applicable statute of limitations for all actions arising under chapter…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Steven Ray Wycoff v. James Menke, Official of the Iowa State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  2. Miller v. Boone County HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  3. Harden v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  4. Harryman v. HaylesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. City of Council Bluffs v. CainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Gacke v. Pork Xtra, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  2. Anne Hensler Vs. City Of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  3. Rieff v. EvansSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  4. Dible v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Racing Ass'n of Central Iowa v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002

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