Doucette v. City of Lewiston
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Anita Doucette appeals from the summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Alexander, J.) in favor of the defendants, the City of Lewi-ston and Terry Thomas, a dispatcher with the Lewiston Police Department. Doucette’s complaint alleges Thomas failed to follow standard procedures in her capacity as a police dispatcher, which resulted in the death of John Doucette, Anita’s husband. She argues the court erred by finding that Thomas was entitled to discretionary function immunity, and in finding that the City had not waived immunity by…
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