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Callahan v. State

Citations

  • 464 N.W.2d 268
  • 12 A.L.R. 5th 1060
  • 1990 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 345
  • 1990 WL 207365

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  • reversing summary judgment and concluding that whether plaintiff knew of the injury and when that knowledge was obtained is a fact question
  • discovery rule applied when child victim knew of sexual abuse, but victim’s mother did not learn of it until a later date
  • adopting discovery rule in claims brought under chapter 669
  • abuse victim could not have realized that she had a cause of action against her teacher because of the combination of internal psychological factors and the relationship of the high authority teacher to her self-concept of a low status person who must accede to authority
  • applying discovery rule to Iowa Tort Claims Act
  • discussing delayed reporting resulting from posttraumatic stress disorder

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Judges: Larson, Schultz, McGiverin, Harris, Carter, Andreasen

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