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Ernie L. Anderson and Anthony Anderson, Co-Administrators and Personal Representatives of the Estate of Charlotte L. Anderson, Deceased
v.
Donna Bothwell, Mark Bothwell, Ashley Meeker, and Rojobo, Inc. d/b/a Doc's Road House
Appellant
Ernie L. Anderson and Anthony Anderson, Co-Administrators and Personal Representatives of the Estate of Charlotte L. Anderson, Deceased
Appellee
Donna Bothwell, Mark Bothwell, Ashley Meeker, and Rojobo, Inc. d/b/a Doc's Road House
Attorney for the Appellant
Theodore R. Boecker Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Michael T. Gibbons
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Harrison County, Richard H. Davidson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (8 pages)
The estate of Charlotte Anderson appeals from the district court order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants on its claims of negligence and misconduct. OPINION HOLDS: The behavior at issue falls under dramshop liability, which preempts common law tort claims. Because the estate settled its dramshop claims with the bar, the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the bar. And because the remaining defendants are immune from liability under the social host immunity afforded by the dramshop statute, the court properly granted summary judgment on the remaining claims.
