GRIES v. AMES ECUMENICAL HOUSING, INC.

No. 19-1306.

944 N.W.2d 626 (2020)

Debra GRIES, Appellant, v. AMES ECUMENICAL HOUSING, INC. d/b/a Stonehaven Apts., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. James of The James Law Firm, P.C., Des Moines, and Shawn Smith of Shawn Smith , Attorney at Law, PLLC, Ames, for appellant.

Michael C. Richards and Daniela Erickson of Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Robert, P. C., for appellee.

Thomas M. Boes of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for amici curiae Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Insurance Institute, and Iowa Association of Business and Industry.


Debra Gries slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk outside her apartment building. She filed a negligence suit against her landlord, Ames Ecumenical Housing, Inc. d/b/a Stonehaven Apartments (Stonehaven). The district court granted Stonehaven's motion for summary judgment, holding, pursuant to the continuing storm doctrine, Stonehaven...

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