Libercent v. Aldrich

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• noting that discretionary acts encompass judgment decisions where the maker may have to weigh and balance a variety of factors and policies that may, in fact, prove to be wrong
• permitting suit against supervisory and maintenance personnel of state highway department for failing to provide plaintiff safe and defect-free vehicle
• absolute duty to inspect state motor vehicles was ministerial duty; thus, defendants were not entitled to immunity
• acceptance of workers’ compensation will not bar worker from maintaining subsequent negligence action against supervisory co-workers
• negligence actions against fellow employees are maintainable, even where those employees act in a supervisory capacity
• agency’s absolute duty to perform periodic inspections of state motor vehicles was ministerial in nature and thus not immune from tort liability; agency had no right to fail to inspect and maintain, or to negligently maintain, trucks

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