Opinion ID: 1401395
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Heading: The Trial Court Erred In Dismissing Coghlan's Claim Against The University Defendants.

Text: The appellants appeal from the district court's order granting the University defendants' motion to dismiss pursuant to I.R.C.P. 12(b)(6). The district court held that the University had no duty to protect Coghlan from injuries sustained due to her own voluntary intoxication. The district court explained that establishing such a duty would be contrary to the expressed legislative policy in Idaho. See I.C. § 23-808(4)(a). [2] The district court also held that no special relationship exists between the University and its students to give rise to an affirmative duty on the part of the University. The district court further held that the actions of the University in this case do not constitute acts sufficient to support a duty based on a voluntary assumption of duties.