Turner v. Nelson

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

This is an appeal from an opinion of the Court of Appeals reversing the summary judgment granted Appellant by the Fay-ette Circuit Court. The trial court granted Appellant, Dianne Turner, summary judgment on grounds that she was entitled to “qualified official immunity” from the claims that Appellee, Brooke Nelson, individually, and as next friend of F.B., asserted against her.

Because Turner’s actions in this instance were discretionary in nature rather than ministerial, she is entitled to the defense of “qualified official immunity” as a matter of law,…