Keiswetter v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, C.J.:

This is an action for personal injury and wrongful death brought against the State by Ron Keiswetter, individually and on behalf of the estate and heirs-at-law of his mother Helen Keiswetter. She died from her injuries after a minimum-security inmate escaped from the State’s custody, entered her home, and ultimately forced her into a closet.

The Norton County District Court granted summary judgment to the State on a number of grounds, and a panel of the Court of Appeals affirmed. We affirm the summary judgment because the State is immune from…