Chase v. City of Memphis

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the discretionary function exception does not apply to operational acts, which it defines as “ad hoc decisions made by an individual or group . . . that stem from a determination based on preexisting laws, regulations, policies, or standards”
• “If, however, the GTLA does not provide immunity, courts may look to the general rule of immunity under the public duty doctrine.”
• animal shelter undertook to protect the plaintiff from dangerous animals
• directing courts to “first look to the GTLA”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).