Espina v. Jackson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that under Maryland's Local Government Tort Claims Act, \tortious acts or omissions\ includes constitutional torts
• stating that “the lynchpin of the local government’s liability” hinges on whether the officers acted within the scope of employment
• finding that the waiver of sovereign immunity as to “tortious acts or omissions” in the LGTCA extends to state constitutional claims
• noting 2001 state legislation responding to Bennett and declining to distinguish between state constitutional tort claims and state non-constitutional tort claims in the applicability of the LGTCA damages cap
• noting 2001 state legislation responding to Bennett and declining to distinguish between state constitutional tort claims and state non-constitutional tort claims in the applicability of the LGTCA damages cap
• considering Lee’s discussion of the scope of “tort claims” extending to constitutional claims in the Maryland TCA to define the scope of “tortious acts or omissions” extending to constitutional claims in the Local Government TCA

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kimberly Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in Her Official Capacity Jeffrey Boeyink, Chief of Staff to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in His Official Capacity Brenna Findley, Legal Counsel to the Governor of The
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-30· cited 80×
• Litz v. Maryland Department of the Environment
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-01-22· cited 29×
• Williams v. Morgan State Univ.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2023-08-14· cited 26×
• Stracke v. Estate of Butler
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2019-08-16· cited 23×
• Johnson v. Francis
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2018-11-28· cited 18×
• Royster v. Gahler
  D. Maryland· 2015-12-31· cited 17×
• Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-01-28· cited 14×
• FutureCare NorthPoint, LLC v. Peeler
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-07-28· cited 11×
• In re: O.P.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-03-29· cited 11×
• MCB Woodberry Developer v. Millrace Condo.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-12-16· cited 11×
• Cunningham v. Baltimore Cnty.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2020-07-01· cited 9×
• Larimore Public School District No. 44 v. Aamodt
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2018-03-19· cited 7×
• In the Matter of Dory
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-12-23· cited 7×
• Noble v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2018-07-25· cited 6×
• Balt. City Police Dept. v. Esteppe
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2020-08-27· cited 6×
• Prince George's County v. Morales
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-11-30· cited 5×
• Pilkington v. Pilkington, II
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-11-29· cited 5×
• Gray v. Kern
  D. Maryland· 2016-04-13· cited 5×
• Moser v. Heffington
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2019-08-16· cited 5×
• Glanden v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-02-05· cited 1×

Cites

44 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-06· cited 41,449×
• Ashton v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-06-30· cited 272×
• Lockshin v. Semsker
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2010-01-12· cited 244×
• DiPino v. Davis
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-05-11· cited 240×
• Murphy v. Edmonds
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-02-07· cited 192×
• Davis v. Burke
  Supreme Court· 1900-12-17· cited 180×
• Lee v. Cline
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-12-13· cited 159×
• Smothers v. Gresham Transfer, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2001-05-10· cited 156×
• Dua v. Comcast Cable of Maryland, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-08-29· cited 135×
• Widgeon v. Eastern Shore Hospital Center
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-08-21· cited 129×
• Rios v. Montgomery County
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-04-07· cited 116×
• Baltimore Police Department v. Cherkes
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2001-09-06· cited 116×
• Prince George's County v. Longtin
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-04-25· cited 90×
• Benson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-12-07· cited 88×
• Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1996-08-28· cited 78×
• Hill v. Fitzgerald
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-12-10· cited 71×
• Litz v. Maryland Department of the Environment
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-09-26· cited 70×
• Rounds v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2015-01-29· cited 64×
• Williams v. Maynard
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-06-06· cited 58×
• Housing Authority v. Bennett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-06-06· cited 54×