Opinion ID: 1177005
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: arises out of battery

Text: It should be noted here that the battery, if any, was committed by the Defendant Hendrickson while an inmate of the Bonner County jail. Plaintiff's Complaint is founded on the negligence of the State in placing the Plaintiff in a situation where such could occur and which could have been reasonably foreseen by the State. There are no Idaho cases that reach the question of the applicability of this exemption where the battery was committed by a non-employee of the government. However, all of the Federal Circuit Court decisions that have ruled on that issue have held that the assault-battery exception does not extend to an assault and battery committed by a person who is not in the employ of the government or an agent thereof. Gibson v. United States, 457 F.2d 1391 Rogers v. United States, 397 F.2d 12 Underwood v. United States, 356 F.2d 92 Muniz v. United States, 305 F.2d 285 Panella v. United States, 216 F.2d 622 Under these circumstances, the Circuit Court's interpretations of this provision would be highly persuasive, and, hence, the Motion for Summary Judgment must be denied on this ground. BE IT SO ORDERED. DATED this 22nd day of June 1982. /s/ James G. Towles District Judge HUNTLEY, J., concurs.