· 1/2/1929
Highway Comm. of Wyoming v. Utah Construction Co.
Citations
- 278 U.S. 194
- 49 S. Ct. 104
- 73 L. Ed. 262
- 1929 U.S. LEXIS 6
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that state instrumentalities are not protected by Fifth Amendment due process clause
- “[State] Commission was but the arm or alter ego of the State with no funds or ability to respond in damages.”
- state highway commission is \alter ego of the State with no funds or ability to respond in damages.\
- Eleventh Amendment immunizes state agency that was “but the arm or alter ego of the State”
- Eleventh Amendment shielded state agency that was “but the arm or alter ego of the State with no funds or ability to respond in damages”
- Eleventh Amendment shielded state agency that was \but the arm or alter ego of the State with no funds or ability to respond in damages\
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Judges: McReynolds
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