Paul Bonington v. Town of Westport

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the town, its department, and the individual employees because the challenged zoning inspections, violation determinations, and enforcement decisions involved discretionary judgment protected by governmental immunity. The identifiable-person/imminent-harm exception did not apply because the alleged flooding and litigation expenses were not tied to a definite time when harm would occur. Because the plaintiffs sought municipal liability only through indemnification, the immunity ruling also disposed of the claim against the town.