Ohnstad v. Omaha Public School District No. 1

This appeal arises from an action brought under the Nebraska Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-901 et seq. (Reissue 1987). The plaintiff’s son, Darin Ohnstad, died from injuries sustained in a tragic pole-vaulting accident while participating at the 1983 Metro Conference track meet. Darin, a 17-year-old student at Ralston High School, suffered severe head injuries when he fell headfirst into a metal pole-planting box, which resulted in his death 6 days later. The plaintiff, Donald L. Ohnstad, as the duly appointed special administrator of his son’s estate, filed…