Legal Opinion

Boisson v. Arizona Board of Regents

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 10, 2015No. 1 CA-CV 13-0588PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THUMMA, Judge:

111 Elizabeth Boisson appeals from a judgment dismissing a wrongful death negligence claim arising out of the death of her son Morgan Boisson. The judgment was based on the ground that Defendants owed no duty to Morgan when, while studying abroad in China, he traveled to Tibet and died of altitude sickness. Finding no error, this court affirms.

FACTS1 AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Morgan was an undergraduate student at the University of Arizona, which is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). In the fall of 2009, Morgan and 16 other university students spent the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ontiveros v. BorakArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Gipson v. KaseyArizona Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Gemstar Ltd. v. Ernst & YoungArizona Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Wisener v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Estate of Hernandez v. Bd. of RegentsArizona Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Quiroz v. Alcoa Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2016
  4. Diannah Dinsmoor v. City of PhoenixArizona Supreme Court · 2021
  5. In re ValdezSupreme Court of Kansas · 2025

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