Vaughn v. Webb
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
LESTER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment supported by an opinion dismissing appellant’s claim for damages against appellee, Jefferson District Judge Joseph T. Ray.
In a very thorough well-reasoned opinion, the trial court dismissed Denver Vaughn’s complaint upon the doctrine of judicial immunity. Based upon our review of the record, the briefs and the law as enunciated by the circuit court, we find that we are unable to improve thereon and accordingly, adopt that opinion as our own:
In his complaint, Plaintiff Vaughn alleges that he is the beneficiary of a trust established on…
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