Ritchey v. Maksin

Has the State been sued in this case? I believe that it has and that such fact is apparent from the face of the complaint and conclusively determined by case law and I accordingly would affirm the judgment of the trial court. Furthermore, aside from the question of State immunity, I would affirm the trial court upon the ground that the complaint does not state a cause of action against the defendant as an individual. I accordingly respectfully dissent.

Patently the complaint names George Maksin as the only defendant— neither the State nor its agency, the Department of Agriculture, is expressly…