El Pueblo de Puerto Rico v. Inserni Garrastazu

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a claim for a gratuity nevertheless “must rest on some unjustified act or omission [of the Government] that caused the claimants’ damage.”
• including for first time negligence as form of unjustified governmental act
• “To ascertain the proper standard for fixing liability ... it is helpful to take account of the general principles governing the particular area of law bearing on the claim”
• “[t]o ascertain the proper standard for fixing liability [on an equitable claim], it is helpful to take account of the principles governing the particular area of law bearing on the claims”
• “[t]o ascertain the proper standard for fixing liability [on an equitable claim], it is helpful to take account of the principles governing the particular area of law bearing on the claims”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).