Title: Horvat v. State of Delaware OMB

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
SABRA A. HORVAT, 
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Plaintiff Below, 
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No. 483, 2017 
 
Appellant, 
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Court Below: Superior Court 
 
v. 
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of the State of Delaware 
 
 
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THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
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C.A. No. S16C-03-003-RFS 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & 
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BUDGET, an agency of the State of 
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Delaware, THE STATE OF 
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DELAWARE SUPERIOR COURT, 
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an entity of the State of Delaware, 
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and THE STATE OF DELAWARE, 
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           Defendants Below, 
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Appellees. 
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Submitted:  June 13, 2018 
  Decided:  June 15, 2018 
 
Before VAUGHN, SEITZ, and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
The appellant argues on appeal that the Superior Court erred in dismissing her 
tort claims.  We disagree and affirm on the basis of the Superior Court’s opinion of 
October 30, 2017 determining that the defendants were protected by sovereign 
immunity.1  Because it is unnecessary, we do not reach the question of whether the 
                                                 
1 Horvat v. State Office of Mgmt. & Budget, C.A. No. S16C-03-003 RFS, 2017 WL 5068574 
(Del. Super. Oct. 30, 2017). 
 
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appellant’s claims were also barred by the State Tort Claims Act or the so-called 
public duty doctrine. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is hereby AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  James T. Vaughn, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice