Legal Opinion
Lyle E. Schneider, Paul S. Kurtz And Shirley J. Kurtz, Gene J. Peters, Sterling Tops, Inc., Robert W. Bonorden And Deann M. Bonorden, Gerald W. Petersen, Richard R. Kane And Debra K. Kane, Mark A. Doepke And Michelle L. Doepke, Gloria M. Knapp Freilinger, Rudy Busch D/b/a Rudy's Sales And Service, Paul R. Beem And Stacie L. Beem, David J. Fink And Deb Fink, Davik's Auto Body/denver Oil Company, Randall-marta Bender D/b/a Bender Enterprises, Inc., Tommie Brettmann D/b/a Denver Mill, Byron D. Davis And Jane P.Davis, Davis Farm And Auto, Inc., William Buss D/b/a Denver Construction, Inc., And Mike Wooldrik, As Of The Estate Of Robert Wooldrik, Vs. State Of Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 3, 2010No. 07–0887PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
Landowners sued the State of Iowa alleging its negligent design and construction of a highway project caused a flood and resulting damages. The State moved for summary judgment asserting the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the claims of some of the plaintiffs who failed to exhaust their administrative remedies and advancing statutory immunities against all of the plaintiffs’ claims. The district court granted the motion based on the State’s statutory immunity for discretionary functions. The landowners appealed, and the court of appeals affirmed the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Voss v. State, Iowa Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Crippen v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Swanger v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Mark Angelo Castro v. State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Jbs Swift & Company and American Zurich Insurance Company v. Rosalva OchoaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
- Kevin Walker v. State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Paula Segura and Ricardo Segura v. State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
- Deborah E. McFadden, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Charles Walter McFadden, Jr. v. Department of Transportation, State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
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