Legal Opinion
Fryman v. Harrison
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1995No. 94-SC-305-DG, 94-SC-313-DGPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REVERSING IN PART AND AFFIRMING IN PART
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the dismissal against the defendants in their official capacities on the basis of sovereign immunity. However, a majority of the Court of Appeals held that the jailer and the circuit clerk could be sued individually for negligent acts.
Harrison alleges that injuries suffered by him as a result of an assault by Robert Custard would not have occurred except for the negligence of the government officials who released Custard from jail without requiring that a bail…
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3Cited by48 opinions
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