Court of Appeals of Maryland June 6, 2000, 132, Sept. Term, 1998 (Williams v. Maynard)

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Under the Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA), Maryland Code (1974, 1998 RepLVol., 1999 Supp.), §§ 5-301 through 5-304 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Maryland counties and other entities defined therein as “local governments” are,

inter alia,

responsible for paying, up to certain limits, judgments for compensatory damages rendered against their employees