Clifford Goodman Wright v. Cleburne County Hospital Board, Inc…

Summary

The court held that a statutory damages cap applicable to judgments against governmental entities does not apply to claims brought against government employees in their individual capacities, even when the alleged tortious conduct occurred within the line and scope of employment. Individual-capacity and official-capacity claims are distinct, and a plaintiff may pursue both when the employee personally owed and breached a duty to the plaintiff. The court therefore reversed the interlocutory order and remanded.