LEYDENS v. CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 91-117.

484 N.W.2d 594 (1992)

Alane LEYDENS, Appellant, v. The CITY OF DES MOINES, Drew Burham, and Julianne Lisa Dowie, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold Wanek and David A. Morse of Garten & Wanek, Des Moines, for appellant.

Bruce E. Bergman, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and SNELL, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

During the execution of a search warrant at LaRucci's, a Des Moines restaurant and lounge, officers of the Des Moines Police Department conducted a warrantless strip search of Alane Leydens, a patron. Leydens sued the City of Des Moines and the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under common-law theories of negligence, assault and battery, and false imprisonment.

Defendants were granted summary judgment on Leydens' claims of negligence...

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