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GARR v. CITY OF OTTUMWA

No. 13-0778.

846 N.W.2d 865 (2014)

David P. GARR Jr. and Julie A. Garr, Appellees, v. CITY OF OTTUMWA, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Thomas and Robert J. Thole of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

John C. Wagner of John C. Wagner Law Offices, P.C., Amana, for appellees.

ZAGER, Justice.

Property owners sued a city alleging the city negligently approved a development that caused flooding to the downstream property owners' home. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the property owners and awarded them damages. The district court then denied the city's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and the city appealed. We retained the appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

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