Legal Opinion
Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 14, 1962No. 38,513PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
Plaintiff sues on behalf of his 5-year-old son to recover damages from a school district and a teacher and principal employed by it for injuries resulting from the alleged negligence of defendants in permitting a defective slide to remain in the kindergarten classroom of an elementary school.
Plaintiff appeals from an order granting a motion to dismiss the action as to defendant school district on the ground the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted against it.
The only issue before us is whether the doctrine of governmental tort immunity shall now be…
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3Cited by228 opinions
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