RANDOLPH v. AIDAN, LLC

No. 23-0917.

LORI RANDOLPH and RONALD RANDOLPH, Appellants, v. AIDAN, LLC, Appellee. AIDAN, LLC, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 3, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Keane of Keane Law Firm, P.L.C., Sioux City, for appellants.

Joel D. Vos (argued), Rosalynd J. Koob , and Zack A. Martin of Heidman Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Sioux City, for appellee.

Steven R. Postolka (argued) and Nicole M. DuBois , Sioux City, for third-party defendant-appellant City of Sioux City.

Kristine Stone and Maria Brownell of Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa League of Cities.

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


Cities are usually immune from claims based on their employees' negligence in inspecting privately owned buildings. Iowa Code § 670.4(1)(j) (2021); Madden v. City of Eldridge, 661 N.W.2d 134, 141 (Iowa 2003); Williams v. Bayers, 452 N.W.2d 624...

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