POPPLE BY POPPLE v. Rose

This case raises the issue of whether the parents of a minor child have a duty to warn third parties of the child’s allegedly known dangerous sexual propensities. We removed this case, pursuant to our power to regulate the Nebraska Court of Appeals’ caseload and that of this court, to determine whether a parental duty to warn exists in the State of Nebraska. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106 (Reissue 1995).

In September 1992, Brian Popple and Maureen Popple hired W.R. to care for their children, Casey and Nicholas. On November 23, while babysitting the children, W.R. physically overpowered Casey…