JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS v. MEYERS

No. 86-385.

410 N.W.2d 255 (1987)

JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS OF DEERE & COMPANY, Appellant, v. Thomas MEYERS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo A. McCarthy and John J. Wertzberger of Reynolds & Kenline, Dubuque, for appellant.

Michael J. Coyle of Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens & Sudmeier, P.C., Dubuque, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


NEUMAN, Justice.

We granted further review to appellant John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Company (Deere) to consider its challenge to a court of appeals decision upholding an industrial commissioner's award for occupational hearing loss under Iowa Code chapter 85B (1985). At issue is the applicability of the "discovery rule" to the "date of occurrence" limitation requirements of Iowa Code sections 85.26 and 85B.8. Concluding that the discovery rule is applicable...

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