Opinion

Pfiffner v. Roth

379 N.W.2d 357
54 U.S.L.W. 2417
1985 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1189

Court: Supreme Court of Iowa
Filed: Dec 18, 1985
Status: Published
Author: Schultz
On the bench: Reynoldson, McCormick, McGiverin, Larson, Schultz
Cited by: 4 cases
Authority: More cited than 7.6%

finding that court will not ordinarily give retrospective effect to an amendment when it has the result of taking away a right of recovery

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finding that court will not ordinarily give retrospective effect to an amendment when it has the result of taking away a right of recovery
cities not exempt under section 553.6(4)

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The opinion

SCHULTZ, Justice

(dissenting).

I dissent from Division III of the majority opinion. I would not allow the award of punitive damages against a city. See Dickerson v. Young, 332 N.W.2d 93, 105 (Iowa 1983) (Schultz, J., dissenting opinion). Otherwise, I concur.

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