Smathers v. Glass
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment for employees of a children's services agency and dismissing the wrongful death action against them, holding that genuine issues of material fact existed, barring summary judgment.
Appellant, the grandmother of Harmony Carsey, who was two years old when she died at her mother's home, brought a wrongful death action against employees of Perry County Children's Services (Appellees). Appellees moved for summary judgment, arguing that as children's services workers, they were immune from liability because they had not acted recklessly or wantonly or violated their duty of care. The trial court granted the motion, concluding that Appellees were immune from liability. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether the conduct of one or more of the agency employees was reckless or wanton.
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