McIntosh Ex Rel. McIntosh v. Omaha Public Schools

In this lawsuit, brought under Nebraska’s Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act against the Omaha Public Schools (OPS), Michael J. McIntosh, an OPS high school student, and Michael T. McIntosh (his father) claim that the trial court erred in holding that the younger McIntosh (McIntosh) was a licensee rather than an invitee when he was injured while participating in a 2-week spring football clinic conducted by an OPS high school on its football field.

In order to hold OPS liable for McIntosh’s injury, the trial court required McIntosh, as a licensee, and his father to prove willful or wanton…