Hackler v. U.S.D. No. 500

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a personal injury action for damages brought by the
plaintiff, Stephen W. Hackler, a minor, against the defendant,
Unified School District No. 500, Kansas City, Kansas. The trial
court sustained defendant's motion for summary judgment, and
plaintiff appeals. The issues raised in this appeal may be concisely stated as
follows: Did U.S.D. No. 500 breach any duty it owed to the
plaintiff? If so, is the District exempt under the discretionary
function exemption of the Kansas Tort Claims Act, K.S.A. 1988
Supp. 75-6104(e)? Were any acts or omissions of the District the
proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries and damages?