Legal Opinion
Olson v. Ramsey County
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 17, 1993No. C4-92-1741PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether Ramsey County and one of its social workers are immune from suit for alleged negligence in failing to prevent the death of a child at the hands of his mother. Both discretionary function immunity and official immunity are involved. We conclude there is immunity from suit except as to one claim, and as to that claim, as a matter of law, defendants are not negligent. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
On September 17, 1987, Karen Olson brought her 2-year-old son, David, to the hospital with multiple scars on his buttocks. The mother…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Elwood v. County of RiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Pletan v. GainesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Cairl v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Nusbaum v. County of Blue EarthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Holmquist v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Schroeder v. St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Anderson v. Anoka Hennepin Independent School District 11Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
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