Legal Opinion

Sarafolean v. Kauffman

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided May 7, 1996No. CX-95-2455PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTIN J. MANSUR, Judge. *

Appellant challenges adverse summary judgments in favor of respondents. Appellant alleges that respondents either sexually abused him as a child or negligently failed to protect him from such abuse. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was placed in foster care as a child by Dakota County Social Services, and his parents’ rights were terminated. Appellant was eventually adopted by respondents David and Faith Kauffman. The present suit concerns appellant’s allegation that David Kauffman sexually abused him several times between 1974 and 1979, when appellant was between 10…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  2. Klimmek v. Independent School District No. 487Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. K.E. v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
  4. State ex rel. Donovan v. Duluth Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
  5. Oelschlager v. MagnusonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brandt v. Hallwood Management Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  2. Paulos v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  3. Ochs v. Streater, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  4. Lickteig v. KolarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  5. Murphy v. Allina Health SystemCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003

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