Adams v. City of Des Moines

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal concerns the scope of a city’s immunity from liability under Iowa Code section 670.4(11) (1997), the “emergency response” exemption. Because the record reveals, as a matter of law, that the city firefighter’s conduct toward plaintiff occurred “in connection with an emergency response,” we conclude the district court properly granted summary judgment for the city. We therefore affirm.

I. Background Facts and Legal Proceedings.

Plaintiff Danny Dean Adams operated a telescopic conveyor as part of a roofing project at a residence in Des Moines. The conveyor carried…