Legal Opinion
Clark v. Dunn
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1995No. 22767PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBRIGHT, Justice:
The appellant, Dale Clark, asks this Court to reverse the March 18, 1994 order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, which granted summary judgment for the appellees, Conservation Officer Terry Dunn and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. The lower court determined Officer Dunn was a public official entitled to qualified immunity for discretionary actions performed within the scope of his employment, and therefore he could not be held liable for negligence.
On November 26, 1991, the appellant was hunting in Calhoun County, West Virginia, with…
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