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FISCHER v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY

No. 03-1431.

695 N.W.2d 31 (2005)

Dennis FISCHER, Julie Fischer, James Horn, Judy Horn, Todd Niggeling, Liz Niggeling, Kraig Sankey, Christine Sankey, Shaun Smith, Kari Smith, Mark Stevenson, Lorin Walker and Linda Walker, Appellants, v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Schmiedt and Marci L. Iseminger of Crary, Huff, Inkster, Sheehan, Ringgenberg, Hartnett & Storm, P.C., Sioux City, for appellants.

James L. Abshier, City Attorney, Sioux City, for appellee.

WIGGINS, Justice.

The plaintiffs are seven families who reside in the area around the intersection of Sergeant Road and Waldon Avenue in Sioux City, Iowa. On July 2, 1999, an unusually heavy rainstorm resulted in excess surface water running into the intersection. The rainwater from the storm backed up into the families' basements causing damage to their property. The families sued Sioux City alleging the city was negligent in connection with its storm-drainage system...

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