Hook v. Lippolt

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The appellee, Pamela Hook, brought suit for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident caused by appellant Carl Lippolt, who at the time of the accident was working as a volunteer for the Department of Human Services. After dismissing her initial lawsuit against Lippolt, Hook filed the present action against Lippolt and the State under the State Tort Claims Act. See Iowa Code ch. 669 (1999). Both defendants asserted a statute-of-limitations defense, and Lippolt claimed statutory immunity. See id. §§ 669.13, .24. The district court denied motions for summary…