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McMAHON v. ST. CROIX FALLS SCHOOL DIST.

No. 98-2413.

228 Wis.2d 215 (1999)

596 N.W.2d 875

James McMAHON and Linda McMahon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. CROIX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jason W. Whitley of Novitzke, Gust & Sempf of Amery.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Mark A. Siefert of Law Offices of Stilp & Cotton of Eau Claire.

Before Cane, C.J., Myse, P.J., and Hoover, J.

CANE, C.J.

James and Linda McMahon appeal a summary judgment dismissing their wrongful death suit against defendants St. Croix Falls School District and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company (the district) for the suicide of their fifteen-year-old son, Andrew. The McMahons offer two reasons for reversal. First, they argue that the circuit court erred when it established a bright-line rule, based on public policy considerations, that a school district has "absolute...

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