LOFTUS v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

No. C4-98-1994.

591 N.W.2d 514 (1999)

Mallory S. LOFTUS, as trustee for the heirs and next of kin of C.D.L., decedent, Respondent, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, through its agents and employees, including Hennepin County Children and Family Services Department, Appellant, JoAnne Beard, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Foley, Cynthia R. Bartell, Foley & Mansfield, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN (for respondent Loftus)

James R. Peterson, Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners, Emily M. Rome, Certified Student Attorney, Minneapolis, MN (for respondent Beard)

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, James S. Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN (for appellant)

Considered and decided by PETERSON, Presiding Judge, DAVIES, Judge, and HALBROOKS, Judge.


OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellant Hennepin County, asserting licensing immunity, contests the district court's denial of its motion to dismiss respondent's wrongful death complaint. We affirm.

FACTS

Hennepin County is the defendant in a wrongful death suit brought by respondent Mallery Loftus, whose son Calvin died from injuries he suffered at a family day-care center run by respondent JoAnne Beard.1 Appellant...

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