Parkulo v. West Virginia Board of Probation & Parole

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• holding that “Board of Probation and Parole, being a quasi-judicial body, is entitled to absolute immunity from tort liability for acts or omissions in the exercise of its judicial function”
• stating that “[w]e require that the record in such actions reflect both the pleading of that limitation on recovery and the scope of such insurance coverage and the contractual exceptions applicable to each such case”
• holding, inter alia, that under W.Va.Code § 29-12-5(a
• Provides a detailed history of the West Virginia case law regarding the public duty doctrine
• “There is no immunity for an executive official whose acts are fraudulent, malicious, or otherwise oppressive.”
• \There remains only the question of whether the actual provisions of such policy ... cover the operation of the Parole Board.... We remand to develop the record on the coverage issue[.]\

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