ONE STAR v. SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS

No. 24313.

752 N.W.2d 668 (2008)

2008 SD 55

Lloyd ONE STAR et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS, DENVER, COLORADO, Defendant and Appellant, and St. Francis Mission, Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus, and Diocese of Rapid City, Defendants.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 25, 2008.

Reassigned April 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Yates of Law Offices of Gregory A. Yates, PC Rapid City, South Dakota, Gregory A. Yates of Law Offices of Gregory A. Yates, PC, Encino, California, Attorneys for plaintiffs and appellees.

Sheila S. Woodward and Michael F. Marlow of Johnson, Miner, Marlow, Woodward & Huff, Prof. LLC, Yankton, South Dakota Attorneys for defendant and appellant.


ZINTER, Justice (on reassignment).

[¶ 1.] Lloyd One Star and Marian Sorace brought this suit against a boarding school and various religious entities for physical and sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by members of the entities who worked at the school. The suit was predicated on theories of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and vicarious liability. One entity, Sisters of St. Francis, Denver, Colorado (Sisters...

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