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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Chapter 741: TORT CLAIMS
14 §8114. Judgment against governmental entity or employee; effect


14 ME Rev Stat § 8114 (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

§8114. Judgment against governmental entity or employee; effect

1. Separate action against governmental employee. Any judgment against a governmental entity shall constitute a complete bar to a separate action for damages by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against any public employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim.

[ 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW) .]

2. Separate action against governmental entity. Any judgment against any public employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim shall constitute a complete bar to a separate action for injury by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against a governmental entity.

[ 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW) .]

3. Joinder. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as preventing the joinder of any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity in the same action.

[ 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1977, c. 2, §§2,5 (NEW). 1977, c. 591, §6 (AMD). 1979, c. 68, §5 (AMD).

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