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ADAMS v. CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 99-0699.

629 N.W.2d 367 (2001)

Danny Dean ADAMS, Jr., Individually and as Next Friend of April Lynn Adams, and Cindy Lou Adams, Appellants, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, Appellee, Midamerican Energy Company, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Kragnes, Des Moines, Tom Whitney of Tom Whitney Law Offices, Des Moines, and Jeff Carter of Jeff Carter Law Offices, Des Moines, for appellants.

Mark Godwin, Deputy City Attorney, Des Moines, for appellee.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal concerns the scope of a city's immunity from liability under Iowa Code section 670.4(11) (1997), the "emergency response" exemption. Because the record reveals, as a matter of law, that the city firefighter's conduct toward plaintiff occurred "in connection with an emergency response," we conclude the district court properly granted summary judgment for the city. We therefore affirm.

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