Opinion ID: 1612556
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: protection from harm

Text: In her brief under her first assignment of error, Claypool argues that the cases of Brandon v. County of Richardson, 252 Neb. 839, 566 N.W.2d 776 (1997), and Hamilton v. City of Omaha, 243 Neb. 253, 498 N.W.2d 555 (1993), establish that a duty to protect Carlos from harm was created by the special relationship imposed on the deputies when Carlos was taken into temporary custody. Claypool asserts that this duty to protect was magnified because the deputies knew Carlos was depressed. Claypool's first assignment of error states that the trial court erred in finding there was no genuine issues of material fact under Claypool's first and second causes of action. Claypool's third cause of action was the § 1983 action. Claypool's first and second causes of action alleged that appellees were negligent in failing to contact Carlos' parents, in failing to release Carlos to an adult, and in failing to follow the requirements of § 43-250. Claypool did not plead in her first or second cause of action that appellees were negligent in failing to protect Carlos from harm. An appellate court will not consider an issue on appeal that was not presented to or passed upon by the trial court. Turney v. Werner Enters., 260 Neb. 440, 618 N.W.2d 437 (2000).