JOHNSON v. HUMBOLDT COUNTY

No. 16-1896.

913 N.W.2d 256 (2018)

Kaitlyn JOHNSON, Appellant, v. HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad F. Meis of Buchanan, Bibler, Gabor, and Meis, Algona, and Michael K. Bush and John C. Bush of Bush, Motto, Creen, Koury & Halligan, P.L.C., Davenport, for appellant.

Rene Charles Lapierre and Ryland Deinert of Klass Law Firm, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.

Joel E. Fenton of Law Offices of Joel E. Fenton, PLC, Des Moines, and Jessica A. Zupp , Denison, for amicus curiae Iowa Association of Justice.

Thomas M. Boes and Catherine M. Lucas of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for amici curiae Iowa League of Cities, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa State Association of County Supervisors, and Iowa Municipal Utilities Association.


I. Introduction.

This case involves a single-vehicle accident that occurred when a vehicle went off a county road and into a ditch, then struck a concrete embankment in the ditch. The embankment had been constructed by a private landowner. It was on the private landowner's land, although the county had a right-of-way...

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