Legal Opinion

Monroe v. Basis School, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided February 10, 2014No. 2 CA-CV 2013-0047PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

¶ 1 Jennifer Monroe appeals from the judgment dismissing her negligence action against BASIS School, Inc. This appeal requires us to determine whether a charter school has a duty of care to its students as they travel to and from school. The trial court found BASIS owed no duty to Monroe and, even assuming a duty, there had been no breach. Because we agree BASIS did not owe a duty to Monroe, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 The following facts are undisputed. On October 17, 2003, Monroe, then an eleven-year-old, fifth-grade student at BASIS, a charter…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Gipson v. KaseyArizona Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Markowitz v. Arizona Parks BoardArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Pratt v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. Estate of Hernandez v. Bd. of RegentsArizona Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Stanley v. McCarverArizona Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. Boisson v. Arizona Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2015
  4. Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2015
  5. Oto v. Airline Training Center Arizona, Inc.District Court, D. Arizona · 2017

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