Lori Randolph and Ronald Randolph v. Aidan, LLC

Summary

The court held that Iowa's municipal-immunity statute bars a negligent hiring, retention, or supervision claim against a city when the claim necessarily depends on an employee's negligent inspection of privately owned property. Because the employee's inspection negligence was an element of the claim and the statutory conditions were otherwise satisfied, the district court should have dismissed the claim. The court reversed and remanded for dismissal.