Legal Opinion
State v. Jett
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 31, 1989No. 88, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
In this case the State of Maryland (State) seeks to appeal the denial of its motion to dismiss a tort claim asserted against it. The State characterizes the ruling as rejecting its sovereign immunity defense and contends that the collateral order doctrine permits immediate appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we shall dismiss the appeal.
Appellee, and plaintiff below, Pelmar J. Jett, Jr. (Jett), filed a complaint naming only the State as defendant. Jett alleged that in September 1986 he had been negligently injured, falsely imprisoned and falsely arrested by “personnel of…
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