Legal Opinion

Fenrich v. Blake Sch.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 21, 2018No. A17-0063PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LILLEHAUG, Justice.

*198A 16-year-old high-school student caused a fatal accident while driving his cross-country teammates and a volunteer coach to an extracurricular athletic competition in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Gary Fenrich was killed and his wife, appellant JeanAnn Fenrich, was severely injured. She brought a negligence action against respondent The Blake School ("the school"). The district court granted the school's motion for summary judgment, concluding that, as a matter of law, the school did not owe a duty of care to members of the general public. The court of appeals affirmed, but…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Domagala v. RollandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  2. Connolly v. Nicollet HotelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
  3. Bjerke v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
  4. Osborne v. Twin Town Bowl, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  5. Louis v. LouisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001

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