HAMEED v. BROWN

No. 93-1912.

530 N.W.2d 703 (1995)

Mary HAMEED, Appellant, v. Charlie Mae BROWN and Willie Smith, d/b/a Charlie Brown's Cafe, Dennis Mernka, Individually, and in His Official Capacity as a Police Officer for the City of Fort Dodge, and Ivan Metzger, Individually, and in His Official Capacity as Acting Chief and Chief of Police of the City of Fort Dodge, and City of Fort Dodge, a Municipality, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake Parker of Parker & Fors, Fort Dodge, for appellant.

Brian L. Yung and Mark R. Crimmins of Bennett, Crimmins & Yung, Fort Dodge, for appellee Charlie Mae Brown.

James L. Kramer and William S. Gibb of Johnson, Erb, Gibb, Bice & Carlson, P.C., Fort Dodge, for appellees City of Fort Dodge and Police Officers.

No appearance for Willie Smith d/b/a Charlie Brown's Cafe.

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


LAVORATO, Justice.

A Fort Dodge police officer tried to execute an arrest warrant against William Earl Roby, who had allegedly violated a no contact order. Roby escaped from the officer and later assaulted and seriously injured Mary Hameed for whose protection the no contact order had been issued. Hameed sued the city of Fort Dodge, the arresting officer, and the police chief, claiming the city was liable for her injuries on a negligence theory. (Unless otherwise...

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