PENNY v. CITY OF WINTERSET

No. 22-1026.

999 N.W.2d 650 (2023)

James R. PENNY, Appellant, v. CITY OF WINTERSET and Christian Dekker, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 29, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Dickey (argued) of Dickey, Campbell & Sahag Law Firm, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant.

Zachary D. Clausen (argued) and Douglas L. Phillips of Klass Law Firm, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellees.

Christensen, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.


The plaintiff brought an action for damages caused by a collision with the defendant police officer who was responding to an emergency call. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the court of appeals reversed the district court's entry of summary judgment. We must determine whether the police...

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