LLOYD v. DRAKE UNIVERSITY

No. 03-1105.

686 N.W.2d 225 (2004)

Nicholas J. LLOYD, Appellant, v. DRAKE UNIVERSITY, the Institution in all Capacities, and David Maxwell, in His Official and Individual Capacity, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna M. Schauer, Des Moines, for appellant.

Michael R. Reck, James R. Swanger, and Margaret C. Callahan of Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees.


STREIT, Justice.

A Drake University security guard tried to forcibly subdue a black football player at a university-sponsored street-painting event. The security guard thought the football player was assaulting a female student. The security guard's actions, which were caught on videotape, ignited a media firestorm and inflamed racial passions. He was eventually fired.

The security guard sued for wrongful discharge, defamation, and fraudulent misrepresentation...

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