Rennenger v. Pacesetter Co.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

In 1984 we adopted the fireman’s rule [hereinafter referred to as the firefighter’s rule] and held that a dram shop operator was protected by the rule in a suit brought by two police officers seeking damages for injuries they sustained when an intoxicated patron assaulted them while they were attempting to quell a disturbance at a tavern. Pottebawm v. Hinds, 347 N.W.2d 642, 643 (Iowa 1984). We recognized that courts have generally extended the firefighter’s rule to police officers and have held the rule is applicable to all causes of action. Id. at 644, 647. Since our…