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NELSON v. GILLETTE

Civil No. 960371.

571 N.W.2d 332 (1997)

1997 ND 205

Twila NELSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Vince GILLETTE, individually, Defendant, and Kidder County, a North Dakota Political Subdivision, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith L. Miller, Miller, Norman & Associates, Moorhead, for plaintiff and appellant.

Scott K. Porsborg (argued) and Daniel L. Hovland (on brief), Smith Bakke Hovland & Oppegard, Bismarck, for defendant and appellee.

MESCHKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Twila Nelson appealed a summary judgment dismissing all her claims against Kidder County for her sexual abuse by Vince Gillette, who was a licensed social worker for the County. We affirm dismissal of the vicarious-liability claim, but we reverse and remand the negligent-supervision claim for trial.

[¶ 2] Beginning in 1975, members of the dysfunctional Nelson family, including Twila, born August 10, 1973, became clients of...

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