Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Traill County
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1999No. 990083PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] Ardis Peterson, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Leroy A. Peterson, appealed from a judgment dismissing her personal injury action against Traill County. We conclude the County does not have governmental immunity from Peterson’s lawsuit, and the trial court erred in granting the County’s motion for judgment as a matter of law at the close of Peterson’s case. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
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[¶ 2] On Friday evening, April 13, 1990, Leroy Peterson was arrested at his home for non-payment of child support and taken to the Traill County…
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