RIGHT TO KNOW/PARTICIPATE: County resident has standing to challenge Commissioners’ policy, adopted in allegedly unannounced meeting, of letting officials receive cash in lieu of health insurance contributions, Fleenor overruled to extent it [Read more…]
Insurance, county port authority fire coverage
INSURANCE: County’s Port Authority qualifies as insured under ambiguous catastrophic excess policy issued to MACo, policy covers loss of buildings within 1,000 of covered buildings including remnants of burned building, reformation properly denied to [Read more…]
Septic permit, duty to maintain records, lost sale
SEPTIC PERMIT: County had duty to maintain septic permit records, damages relating to failed sale due to failure to produce permit reserved for trial… Seeley. [Read more…]
Contractor/employee, UI claim
County cemetery caretaker may have satisfied AB test, but is not independent contractor for purposes of UI claim as she had no comp on herself or exemption certificate… summary judgment for ICCU… Shea. [Read more…]
Justice Court, reduced hours/pay
JUSTICE COURT: Former JP’s claims against Commissioners for reducing office to part-time and reducing pay prior to application [Read more…]
§1983, county road approach permit, “class of one”
§1983: No protected interest in county road approach permit despite belief that application had been approved and [Read more…]
False arrest, statute of limitations
FALSE ARREST: §1983 claims barred by 3-year statute for general PI actions… Constitution not “written instrument” [Read more…]
Contempt, victim advocate criticism of JP
CONTEMPT: Show-cause orders against Victim Advocate for criticism of JP’s handling of orders of protection vacated on supervisory control… order. [Read more…]
Slander/open meeting, irrigation district manager
SLANDER/OPEN MEETING claims by irrigation district manager against Board and members correctly rejected… Spaulding affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]