Bly v. Young

David Newbern, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether an employee of the state of Arkansas may be held liable for an act done in the performance of his duties as a state employee to the extent the employee carries liability insurance. We hold that he may, and thus we reverse the circuit court’s holding in favor of the state employee.

The appellee, Dr. Young, is a physician in private practice. He also worked part-time for the Arkansas Department of Health at the Maternal & Child Health Family Planning Clinic in Cross County. In the course of his employment with the state he…