Legal Opinion
Kolbe v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 25, 2001No. 99-0876PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Chief Justice.
The issue here is whether the State is liable to an injured party for the State’s negligence in issuing a driver’s license to the person who caused the injury with his vehicle. The district court sustained the State’s motion for summary judgment, concluding the State owed no duty to the injured party. We agree and affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
On June 28, 1997, Justin Allen Schulte, while driving a motor vehicle, struck Charles Leon Kolbe, who was riding a bicycle at the time. The accident occurred on Sac County road D-54 in Sac County, Iowa. As a result…
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