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County approves $75,000 purchase of jail-assault judgment; funds to defined benefit trust
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted July 7 to buy a $75,000 stipulated judgment in Dakota Simcoe Horvath v. Board of County Commissioners and to credit the payment to the county's defined benefit retirement trust.
The Board of County Commissioners voted July 7 to approve purchasing a stipulated judgment in Dakota Simcoe Horvath v. Board of County Commissioners for $75,000 and to have the payment flow into the county's defined benefit retirement trust. The board approved the purchase after a report and discussion of recent judgment receipts and the retirement trust's cash position. "This is a lawsuit brought by inmates out of the county jail," said the County Attorney, describing the underlying claim that a jailer assaulted the plaintiff and the negotiation that produced the $75,000 settlement. "We were able to . . . settle the case. We have an agreement to…
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