Hawkeye Bank v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding discretionary-function argument is defense to be raised by the defendant; it is not jurisdictional
• requiring “proof of an alternative safer design that is practicable under the circumstances” in negligent design case
• denying application of res ipsa loquitur where six-year old died from asphyxiation on playground
• state not immune from liability under discretionary function exception in suit for negligence in supervising child on playground at state operated school
• teacher’s playground supervision, wherein the teacher is trusted to use the care needed in the particular circumstance

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).