Harris v. State, Dept. of Health
Idaho Supreme Court
Pocatello, September 1992 Term.
1Opinion of the Court
McDEVITT, Justice.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant Ester Harris brought suit against the State of Idaho, Department of Health and Welfare (“Department”), praying for the imposition of vicarious liability for injuries sustained from the tortious acts of an allegedly negligently managed juvenile placed in the care and custody of the Department. The juvenile was convicted of two counts of the infamous crime against nature, one count of rape, one count of grand theft, and one count of *297second degree burglary, all perpetrated against Harris, an elderly widow.
On April 9, 1989, the juvenile assailant,…
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