Natrona County v. Blake

[¥26] I respectfully dissent and would reverse the district court's ruling and dismiss the amended complaint. Having carefully considered the parties' briefs and oral arguments, I am persuaded that the county defendants' argumentation best captures the applicable law. As explained in more detail below, I would hold that the county defendants did not owe a duty to protect Daniel O'Brien from the intentional criminal acts of Samuel Graumann. In this regard, I would hold that the public duty rule precludes the O'Brien estate from maintaining a negligence action against the county defendants. But…