Legal Opinion
Drake ex rel. Fletcher v. Island Community Church, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 25, 1984No. 83-1557PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Judge.
Plaintiffs, a mother and her minor daughter, instituted a lawsuit on July 24, 1981, against a private church school and a teacher.1 Their complaint alleged that the defendants breached a written contract in that the teacher assigned to educate and train the minor child during the 1976-77 school year and some time thereafter induced the child to engage in sexual activity. Alternatively, they alleged that the sexual abuse of the minor occurred through (1) negligence of the defendant school, (2) negligent hiring and retention of the assailant teacher, and (3) battery by the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nardone v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- City of Miami v. BrooksSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Youngblood v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Berger v. JacksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- Russick v. HicksDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1949
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3Cited by12 opinions
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