JOHNSON v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. 95-383.

682 A.2d 961 (1996)

John JOHNSON and Marion Johnson v. STATE of Vermont DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Julia Schmitz and Al Burns.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 3, 1996.


ENTRY ORDER

Plaintiffs brought a tort action under the Tort Claims Act, 12 V.S.A. § 5601, against the State Department of Health (Department) and two of its employees, alleging that the Department negligently issued a lodging license for a motel that plaintiffs purchased. Defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that sovereign immunity protects the State from suit, and qualified immunity protects the individual defendants from suit. The trial court...

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