Papenhausen v. Schoen

TODD, Justice.

This is a tort action arising out of an aggravated assault and rape committed by an escapee from the Anoka State Hospital (the state hospital) on May 25, 1976. The plaintiffs include the rape victim and members of her family. The complaint alleges negligence in the transfer of the inmate from the St. Cloud Reformatory (the reformatory) to the minimum-security facility at the state hospital. The State of Minnesota and a number of state officials are named as defendants. On motions for summary judgment, the individual defendants raised the defense of discretionary or…