Darrow v. QUAKER OATS COMPANY

NEUMAN, Justice.

The narrow question on appeal is whether a worker’s involuntary mental commitment tolls the two-year statute of limitation for filing a workers’ compensation claim under Iowa Code section 85.26(1) (1995). Like the district court — and the industrial commissioner before it — we conclude the worker cannot rely on a mental impairment to avoid the statutory time bar. We therefore affirm the district court’s summary judgment for the employer.

The facts are undisputed. Petitioner Gary Darrow alleges he suffered psychological injury resulting from stress related to his job as an…