ESTATE OF SUMNER v. D.S.R.S.

No. 93-170.

649 A.2d 1034 (1994)

ESTATE OF Crystal Lee SUMNER v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 29, 1994.


ENTRY ORDER

Plaintiff, the administrator of the estate of a young girl who was sexually assaulted and murdered by her cousin while he was in the legal custody of defendant Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, appeals from a superior court order granting summary judgment to defendant in plaintiff's negligence action against the Department. On appeal, plaintiff challenges the court's rulings that: (1) its claim is barred by sovereign immunity, (2) the...

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