Legal Opinion
Bernie v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2012No. 25974, 25975, 25976, 25977, 25978, 25979, 25980, 25981, 25982, 25983PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZINTER, Justice.
[¶ 1.] A number of former students who attended a boarding school alleged that they had been sexually abused while attending the school. They sued some of the alleged perpetrators and four entity defendants, including the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. 1 The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the Diocese on all three of the students’ substantive claims. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[¶ 2.] These cases arise from alleged acts of sexual abuse at St. Paul’s School in Marty, which is located on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. The creation of the school can…
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