Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1970No. 10285, 10290, 10315 and 10388PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALDSON, Justice.
These cases involve claims for wrongful death and personal injury against the State of Idaho, based on alleged negligent acts of employees of the State Highway Department. In all of the cases, except Case No. 10285, the state moved for summary judgment or dismissal in the district court on the basis of the state’s sovereign immunity. In each case the motions were granted by the district court and the plaintiffs have appealed. Case No. 10285 involved the same parties and facts as Case No. 10290 and was originally filed in the Idaho Supreme Court. In Case No. 10285 the state…
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