Legal Opinion
Sanon v. City of Pella
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 26, 2015No. 13-1438PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
The parents of two children filed a claim for negligence against a city following a drowning in the municipal pool. The parents also filed a constitutional due process claim against the city for the drowning incident under the state-created danger doctrine. The city filed a motion for summary judgment claiming it had statutory immunity under Iowa Code section 670.4(12) (2009) as to the negligence *508claims.1 Section 670.4(12) grants the city immunity from liability, unless the parents’ claim is based upon an act or omission of an officer or employee of the city that constitutes…
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