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The concept of Soverign Immunity comes to us from Engish Law (you have it too, in Oh Canada) :^)))
In Response To: What I find interesting is the last paragraph ()
With respect to recovery of monied, The Federal and State Governments have a variety of ways the THEY have allowed themselves to be sued. In some case the Feds have imposed these on the States; and, in some cases the States have allowed themselves to be suied.
It is complicated.
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- 20 died in 2005 when a tour boat tipped over in Lake George
- Well, the added weight would only be a problem if everyone sat on one side of the boat.
- This is the type of horror I think of in third world countries.
- NTSB Report...It really shouldn't have had more than 14 passengers!
- What I find interesting is the last paragraph
- The concept of Soverign Immunity comes to us from Engish Law (you have it too, in Oh Canada) :^)))
- With regard to the NY State Court of Appeals (i.e., their highest Court)
- Esentially its a public policy argument
- Well, the added weight would only be a problem if everyone sat on one side of the boat.
