Franks v. Kohl

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the propriety of a summary judgment for defendants Everett Kohl, Errol A. Montgomery, and the City of Cedar Rapids, in a personal injury action brought by plaintiff Ronald Franks.

The documents in the case which were presented to the district court and to us disclose that Franks, an employee of the city, was riding on one of its garbage trucks driven by co-employee Kohl. Montgomery, another city employee, had charge of the placement of street signs in the city. Franks alleges that Kohl was grossly negligent in driving to the left side of a street,…