FRITZ v. HENNINGAR

No. 20-3582.

19 F.4th 1067 (2021)

The Estate of Willys H. FRITZ; Daniel W. Fritz, (on behalf of Leanne G. Fritz, decedent's surviving widow; Daniel W. Fritz, decedent's surviving adult son, and Susan G. Lueder, decedent's surviving adult daughter), Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Bryson HENNINGAR; City of West Union, Iowa, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Dorr , Wasker & Dorr, West Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Zachary David Clausen , Rene Charles Lapierre , Douglas L. Phillips , Klass Law Firm, Sioux City, IA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


An emergency gave way to tragedy when Bryson Henningar's police cruiser crashed into Willys Fritz's truck. We must determine whether a jury should decide whether Henningar drove recklessly that day, or whether, as the district court1 concluded, he was...

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