Legal Opinion
O'Connor v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 13, 2012No. 2011-033PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
¶ 1. The principal question presented by this appeal is whether, and to what extent, a state’s attorney who serves as a county’s chief law enforcement officer is entitled to official immunity from civil liability for allegedly tortious conduct concerning a local police officer. The trial court concluded that liability for the acts complained of was precluded by either qualified or absolute immunity, or was otherwise barred. We conclude that the State’s Attorney was entitled to absolute immunity, and therefore affirm.
¶ 2. This case commenced in February 2010 when plaintiff, then employed as a…
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