Van De Grift v. State

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

1 Appellants, who were defrauded by an individual on parole from a Utah prison, appeal the district court's determination that the Governmental Immunity Act renders the State immune from Appellants' claims alleging negligent supervision of the parolee. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 Appellants filed a complaint in district court alleging that "[the multi-state Madison Group [Ponzi] scheme, which defrauded Plaintiffs of over $27,000,000 ..., was masterminded by Utah [convict] and parolee Richard Higgins while he was on parole...." Mr.…