Otis v. Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge

Appellants Donald H. Otis and his wife sued respondent Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 for negligence after Otis slipped on an icy sidewalk in front of a school and was injured. The school district was granted summary judgment based on the “mere slipperiness” rule. In this appeal from the summary judgment, Otis argues that the “mere slipperiness” rule does not apply because the ice on the sidewalk was caused by an artificial condition created by the school district. We affirm.

FACTS

Otis went to swim at a swimming pool in a school that is owned and…