Megan Jordan, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of M.E.H. and K.J.J.
v.
Linn County, Iowa and Linn County Iowa d/b/a County Sheriff's Department
Appellant
Megan Jordan, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of M.E.H. and K.J.J.
Appellee
Linn County, Iowa and Linn County Iowa d/b/a County Sheriff's Department
Attorney for the Appellant
James K. Weston II
Attorney for the Appellee
Elena Wolford
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Christopher L. Bruns, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (7 pages)
Megan Jordan appeals from the district court’s ruling on Linn County’s motion for summary judgment, arguing summary judgment was in error because the County’s conduct in transporting a jail inmate was misfeasance and she was a foreseeable victim—thus, the public-duty doctrine does not apply. OPINION HOLDS: Because the public-duty doctrine applies and Jordan has not identified any acts of misfeasance by the County, the district court committed no legal error in granting summary judgment for the County.
