Martinko v. H-N-W Associates

LAVORATO, Justice.

The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the owners, operators, and merchants’ association of Westdale Mall Shopping Center in Cedar Rapids. See Iowa R.Civ.P. 237. The plaintiff, Albert F. Martinko, administrator of his daughter’s estate, had sought damages for her death. He alleged that his daughter was killed on the defendants’ premises and that they were negligent for not providing reasonable security for her safety. *321In granting the motion1 the court concluded the plaintiff did not generate a genuine issue of material fact on the defendants’…