Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 741: TORT CLAIMS
14 §8114. Judgment against governmental entity or employee; effect

§8114. Judgment against governmental entity or employee; effect
1.  Separate action against governmental employee.  Any judgment against a governmental entity shall constitute a complete bar to a separate action for damages by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against any public employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim.  
[PL 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Separate action against governmental entity.  Any judgment against any public employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim shall constitute a complete bar to a separate action for injury by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against a governmental entity.  
[PL 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Joinder.  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as preventing the joinder of any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity in the same action.  
[PL 1977, c. 2, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 2, §§2,5 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 591, §6 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 68, §5 (AMD).

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