Opinion ID: 2044471
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Text: We review a district court's ruling on a motion for summary judgment for correction of errors at law. Schlote v. Dawson, 676 N.W.2d 187, 188 (Iowa 2004). Summary judgment is appropriate only if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.981(3); accord Ratcliff v. Graether, 697 N.W.2d 119, 123 (Iowa 2005). A genuine issue of material fact exists if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party. Baratta v. Polk Co. Health Serv., 588 N.W.2d 107, 109 (Iowa 1999).