Blackston v. Epps

¶ 11. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion. The majority provides that this case deals with a state employee’s discretionary function of hiring personnel. This case also addresses, however, the potential personal liability of state employees, Christopher Epps and Dr. Kentrell M. Liddell, for the claims against them individually for alleged tortious acts outside the scope of their employment. I disagree with the trial court’s findings, and I respectfully submit that Dr. Joseph W. Blackston’s complaint raised a question of material fact regarding whether the named state employees,…