Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 13, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Thomas C. Thompson, Jr., appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Atwood, J.) dismissing his negligence claim against the State of Maine, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Warden Service, the Maine Army National Guard, and the Maine Army National Guard’s 112th Medical/Medvac Company (collectively “the State”) on the basis of sovereign immunity. Thompson argues that the court erred by dismissing his claim because it states a cause of action that falls within the exception to sovereign immunity, provided in 14 M.R.S.A. § 8104-A(l)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Plumb v. BurnhamNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
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- Young v. Greater Portland Transit DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
- Roche v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- New Orleans Tanker Corp. v. Department of TransportationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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