Nathan Kariniemi v. City of Rockford

OPINION

SMITH, Judge.

We affirm the district court’s dismissal of respondents’ negligent-approval claims on the basis of statutory immunity and their negligent-design claims on the basis that contractors hired to • perform city functions are protected by common-law official immunity. But we reverse and remand the district court’s denial of appellant’s summary-judgment motion on respondent’s nuisance claim because the claim relates to the same conduct as respondents’ negligence-based claims.

FACTS

In 2001, appellant City of Rockford entered into an agreement with a developer to build townhomes on…