Legal Opinion
McMahon v. St. Croix Falls School District
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 4, 1999No. 98-2413PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCane, C.J.
James and Linda McMahon appeal a summary judgment dismissing.their wrongful death suit against defendants St. Croix Falls School District and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company (the district) for the suicide of their fifteen-year-old son, Andrew. The McMahons offer two reasons for reversal. First, they argue that the circuit court erred when it established a bright-line rule, based on public policy considerations, that a school district has "absolute immunity for its negligent acts when a student commits suicide." Second, they claim that the public policy concerns expressed in Sanem v.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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