Preti v. Ayotte

ROBERTS, Justice.

Defendant Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brodrick, J.) against its cross-claim and in favor of defendant Ronald E. Ayotte, Sr., in a negligence action commenced by plaintiff Peoples Heritage Bank. The issue on appeal is whether an attorney, acting in his capacity as city solicitor appointed pursuant to the city charter, is immune from suit for negligent representation under the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8101-8118 (1980 & Supp. 1991). We conclude that he is immune and affirm the…