Thompson v. State Department of Transportation

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

In her personal injury action arising out of an allegedly improperly performed highway repaving job, plaintiff Jane Thompson 1 appeals from the summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (Penobscot County) in favor of defendant State Department of Transportation (DOT). The Superior Court ruled that Thompson had failed to adduce any facts to support her contention that her claim against DOT fell within the exception provided by 14 M.R.S.A. § 8104(4) (1980) to the doctrine of governmental immunity. We agree.

On September 20, 1978, Thompson was injured and her…