Olson v. University of North Dakota

LEVINE, Justice.

Joann K. Olson appeals from a district court judgment dismissing her personal injury action against the University of North Dakota [UND]. We affirm.

On December 4, 1986, Olson was injured when she slipped and fell on ice located on a pedestrian walkway at the UND campus. In a complaint dated July 25, 1990, Olson brought this action alleging that UND negligently maintained the pedestrian walkways on campus and that UND’s negligence caused her injuries. She sought $200,000 in damages.

In November 1990, UND filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting that sovereign immunity…