HARRINGTON v. SCHOSSOW

No. 89-958.

457 N.W.2d 583 (1990)

Linda Kay HARRINGTON, Appellee, v. Laverne SCHOSSOW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., John R. Perkins, Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard E. Mull, Robin G. Formaker, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

Bruce H. Stoltze of Brick, Seckington, Bowers, Swartz & Gentry, P.C., Des Moines and David L. Updegraff, Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the district court's refusal to dismiss a portion of Linda K. Harrington's action against Laverne Schossow. Schossow is a motor vehicle enforcement officer for the Iowa Department of Transportation. Harrington's law suit is predicated on her arrest by officer Schossow on July 16, 1986. She claims that Schossow used excessive force in effectuating the arrest and that she suffered damages as a result.

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