VLOTHO v. HARDIN COUNTY

No. 92-1183.

509 N.W.2d 350 (1993)

Rodney VLOTHO, Appellant, v. HARDIN COUNTY, Hardin County Board of Supervisors, Donald Balvanz and Linn Adams, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing December 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rand S. Wonio of Lane and Waterman, Davenport, for appellant.

Carlton G. Salmons of Austin, Gaudineer, Austin, Salmons & Swanson, Des Moines, for all appellees; John P. Whitesell of Whitesell Law Office, Iowa Falls, for appellee Hardin County (cross-appeal).

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

This case is about a bridge with historical significance that a county engineer tore down, allegedly without authority from the county board of supervisors. The board fired the engineer because of his actions. He, in turn, sued the county and two members of the board of supervisors for wrongful termination and defamation. The county responded with a counterclaim for damages it allegedly sustained when the bridge was torn down. Following a bench...

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