Rottkamp v. Young

Burke, J. (dissenting).

With the exception of California (Dawson v. Martin, 150 Cal. App. 2d 379; Hardy v. Vial, 48 Cal. 2d 577) and the Federal courts (Spalding v. Vilas, 161 U. S. 483; Gregoire v. Biddle, 177 F. 2d 579, cert. den. 339 U. S. 949; Laughlin v. Rosenman, 163 F. 2d 838) all other jurisdictions in this country, in common with the overwhelming number of jurisdictions in the free world, take the position that malice or dishonesty of purpose can transform an otherwise privileged act of an administrative official into one for which personal liability may ensue (Cobb v. City of Malden,…