Stanton v. City of Des Moines

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The plaintiffs in their action for declaratory judgment ask the court to construe Iowa Code section 411.6(5) (1985) to prohibit the fire chief from ordering a temporarily disabled fire fighter to perform light duty. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for a judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the petition. We reverse and remand.

Section 411.6(5) of the Iowa Code provides that if a fire fighter is injured in the performance of duty, the fire fighter may after examination be found to be temporarily incapacitated for duty by the Board of Fire Trustees. Iowa Code §…