BLOSS v. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

No. CX-98-1787.

590 N.W.2d 661 (1999)

Adrienne J. BLOSS, f/k/a Adrienne J. Swanson, Respondent, v. The UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BOARD OF REGENTS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bennett, Eric Hageman, Bennett, Brown & McNeil, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (for respondent).

Charles T. Patterson, Heideman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson, Plaza & Dykstra, L.L.P., Sioux City, IA (for respondent).

Clifford M. Greene, Andrew M. Luger, Jeanette M. Bazis, Greene Espel, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN (for appellant).

Considered and decided by TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge, LANSING, Judge, and FOLEY, Judge.


OPINION

LANSING, Judge

The University of Minnesota appeals the denial of statutory immunity for sexual-assault injuries of a student enrolled in a cultural immersion program in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Because the University's challenged conduct required the balancing of educational, economic, political, and social considerations, it was acting within the scope of its discretionary function, and we reverse.

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