Raas v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that an individual on government owned property was an invitee and therefore a special relationship existed
• finding that a man attacked by escaped prisoners while fishing along a river was a member of the general public and not a foreseeable victim
• noting to establish claim of negligence plaintiffs must show “a duty of care,” a breach of duty, that the breach “was a proximate cause of their injuries,” and damages
• noting to establish claim of negligence plaintiffs must show “a duty of care,” a breach of duty, that the breach “was a proximate cause of their injuries,” and damages
• noting to establish claim of negligence plaintiffs must show “a duty of care,” a breach of duty, that the breach “was a proximate cause of their injuries,” and damages
• “In Kolbe we recognized that the public-duty doctrine is still viable despite enactment of the State Tort Claims Act ***. *** [The public-duty doctrine is] alive and well in Iowa.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).