Legal Opinion
Katherine Heffernan v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 20, 2018No. 2017-282PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
*1151 ¶ 1. Katherine Heffernan appeals the trial court's decision dismissing her complaint, which sought indemnification from the State on a default judgment she obtained against a state employee and which claimed that the State is vicariously liable for the employee's conduct. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the trial court's decision to dismiss Heffernan's action.
¶ 2. Heffernan was an inmate at Chittenden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) during May 2013. At the time, Tracy Holliman was employed by the State as a corrections officer at CCCF. In 2015, after her release, Heffernan…
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