Immunity from suit
Known as the Maine Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 8101–8118 (22 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Owen v. City of Independence (1980)
Most recently applied in Shirley Campbell and Lauren Campbell Washington County Technical College James Morrell and Maurice Marden (July 2000)
PL 1977, c. 2, §§2,5 (NEW)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
1. Immunity. Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, all governmental entities shall be immune from suit on any and all tort claims seeking recovery of damages. When immunity is removed by this chapter, any claim for damages shall be brought in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
2. Examples.
3. Personal liability; employee of a governmental entity.
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.