Supreme Court of Iowa June 19, 1985, 84-969 (Rouse v. State)

McCORMICK, Justice.

Judgment for $37,194.22 was entered against the State in this wrongful death action brought pursuant to the Iowa Tort Claims Act by Beth J. Rouse, administrator of the estate of John Douglas Rouse. In this appeal the State contends the trial court erred in rejecting its defense that the decedent was an employee of the state and thus limited to a workers’ compensation recovery.