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NEW ORLEANS TANKER v. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

728 A.2d 673 (1999)

1999 ME 67

NEW ORLEANS TANKER CORPORATION v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Bass, II, (orally), Thompson, Bull, Furey, Bass & MacColl, LLC, P.A., Portland, for plaintiff.

James E. Smith, (orally), Legal Division, Department of Transportation, Augusta, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.

CALKINS, J.

[¶ 1] New Orleans Tanker Corporation appeals from an order entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) dismissing its complaint against the Department of Transportation (DOT) on the basis of sovereign immunity pursuant to the Maine Tort Claims Act (MTCA), 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8101-8118 (1980 & Supp.1998). New Orleans contends that the court erred because its claim against the DOT for the negligent operation of the bridge...

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