Robert Gannon
v.
John Halferty, Jasper County Sheriff, acting in his individual and official capacities, and Jasper County, Iowa
Appellant
Robert Gannon
Appellee
John Halferty, Jasper County Sheriff, acting in his individual and official capacities, and Jasper County, Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Michael Keller
Attorney for the Appellee
Jason C. Palmer and Thomas M. Boes
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-2030
Date Published:
Apr 15, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (12 pages)
Plaintiff appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm summary judgment against plaintiff granted by the district court based on defendants’ affirmative defense of substantial truth, and we also affirm on the basis of qualified privilege.