Statutes > Iowa Statutes > Title 15 - Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures > Subtitle 5 - Special Actions > CHAPTER 670 - TORT LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS > 670.3 - ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT AS DEFENSE.

670.3 - ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT AS DEFENSE.

        670.3  ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT AS DEFENSE.         In any action subject to the provisions of this chapter, an      affirmative showing that the injured party had actual knowledge of      the existence of the alleged obstruction, disrepair, defect,      accumulation, or nuisance at the time of the occurrence of the      injury, and a further showing that an alternate safe route was      available and known to the injured party, shall constitute a defense      to the action.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 613A.3]
         Section History: Recent Form
         C93, § 670.3