· 9/16/1961
Kirby Lumber Corporation v. State of Louisiana, Through Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Commission
Citations
- 293 F.2d 82
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a political subdivision cannot pursue a suit on its own unless it is “a separate and distinct corporate entity”
- power to sue and be sued one of only two characteristics cited by court in holding entity to be independent
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Judges: Tuttle, Rives, De Vane
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