Moore v. Commonwealth

I respectfully dissent. It is generally true that the Cabinet’s supervision of parolees falls within the zone of quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial activities referred to in prior cases. See Cabinet for Human Resources v. Poore, Ky.App., 711 S.W.2d 498 (1986); cf. Bolden v. City of Covington, Ky., 803 S.W.2d 577 (1991); Com., Dept. of Banking & Securities v. Brown, Ky., 605 S.W.2d 497 (1980); Grogan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 577 S.W.2d 4 (1979). Thus, in the ordinary case, the Cabinet will not be liable in damages simply because á parolee commits a tort. This is true even in these cases where…