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Erikson v. Oklahoma

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 30, 2017
138 S. Ct. 407 (2017)

Summary

stating that "[t]he Oklahoma Supreme Court has defined 'scope of employment' to specifically exclude actions taken in bad faith: when the tort cause of action sued upon requires proof of an element that necessar[ily] excludes good faith conduct on the part of governmental employees, there can be no liability against the governmental entity in a GTCA-based suit"

Summary of this case from Pendergraft v. Bd. of Regents of Okla. Colls.

Opinion

No. 17–404.

10-30-2017

Michael Ed ERIKSON, petitioner, v. OKLAHOMA, et al.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Erikson v. Oklahoma

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 30, 2017
138 S. Ct. 407 (2017)

stating that "[t]he Oklahoma Supreme Court has defined 'scope of employment' to specifically exclude actions taken in bad faith: when the tort cause of action sued upon requires proof of an element that necessar[ily] excludes good faith conduct on the part of governmental employees, there can be no liability against the governmental entity in a GTCA-based suit"

Summary of this case from Pendergraft v. Bd. of Regents of Okla. Colls.
Case details for

Erikson v. Oklahoma

Case Details

Full title:Michael Ed ERIKSON, petitioner, v. OKLAHOMA, et al.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 30, 2017

Citations

138 S. Ct. 407 (2017)
199 L. Ed. 2d 282

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