Kari v. City of Maplewood

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

We consider once again whether the complex concept of official immunity applies to the conduct of a government official — here in the context of a public employee driving an emergency vehicle in response to an emergency call. Paul Everson, a paramedic employed by respondent City of Maplewood, was driving an emergency vehicle to the scene of a medical emergency when his vehicle struck appellant Lillian Helena Kari as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk. In Kari’s suit for personal injuries, the district court granted Everson’s and the city’s motion for summary…