BARNARD v. STATE

No. 60590.

265 N.W.2d 620 (1978)

Kim Scott BARNARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa et al., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cahill, Johnston, Poula & Goetz, Iowa City, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Fred M. Haskins, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered by MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, HARRIS, and McCORMICK, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This is a personal injury action brought by Kim Scott Barnard under Ch. 25A, The Code, 1973, against the State of Iowa for personal injuries sustained while he was a prisoner in the men's reformatory. The trial court entered judgment for the state, and we affirm.

Plaintiff was assaulted by Allen Lee Hall, also a prisoner at the reformatory. Hall was a safekeeper inmate—a person kept in custody while awaiting court disposition of charges...

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