Legal Opinion
Christianson v. Educational Service Unit No. 16
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1993No. S-91-045, S-91-050 through S-91-055PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*555Fahrnbruch, J.
These appeals involve the dismissal of separate actions for damages filed on behalf of seven mentally handicapped individuals who allegedly suffered physical and sexual abuse while enrolled in Educational Service Unit No. 16 (E.S.U.) in North Platte, Nebraska. Three of the individuals also claimed that they were emotionally abused.
All of the claims were denied when they were filed against the State of Nebraska pursuant to the State Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,209 etseq. (Reissue 1987), and when they were filed against E.S.U. pursuant to the Political Subdivisions…
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