JAHNKE v. INCORPORATED CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 54586.

191 N.W.2d 780 (1971)

Ronald Eugene JAHNKE, a Minor Child, by his Father and Next Friend, Frank Jahnke, and Frank Jahnke, Appellants, v. The INCORPORATED CITY OF DES MOINES, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 11, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virgil Moore, Des Moines, for appellants.

Jack L. Briggs, Des Moines, for appellee.


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.

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