Legal Opinion
Estate of Patrick P. Smith v. Cumberland County
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 29, 2013PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] The Estate of Patrick P. Smith appeals from a summary judgment of the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) in favor of Cumberland County and Andrew Feeney on the Estate’s complaint for negligence. The Estate challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the County and Feeney were entitled to discretionary function immunity pursuant to the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S. §§ 8104-B(3), 8111(1)(C) (2012), precluding liability for damages arising out of a motorcycle accident following a high-speed chase. Because the summary judgment record does not contain any evidence to support a…
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