Jahnke Ex Rel. Jahnke v. Incorporated City of Des Moines

LeGRAND, Justice.

This action seeks recovery for personal injuries sustained by Ronald Eugene Jahnke, a minor child, and for medical expense incurred on his behalf by his father, Frank Jahnke, allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant city in failing to properly protect said minor from the riotous conduct of a large and unlawful assemblage of citizens in the city of Des Moines on or about June 26, 1970. We refer to the minor as the sole plaintiff.

This appeal reaches us on a challenge to the trial court’s order dismissing plaintiff’s petition for failure to state a cause of action upon…