McIntosh v. Department of Education

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that whether governmental unit has actual notice is question of law when evidence is undisputed
• noting that knowledge death, injury, or property damage has occurred is not alone sufficient for actual notice
• stating that, to have actual notice, governmental unit must have same knowledge it is entitled to receive in formal notice of claim
• noting if governmental unit investigates accident, whether information acquired imparted actual notice depends on particular facts of case
• finding no actual notice even though report identified police conduct as factor contributing to accident
• “Adhering to precedent fosters efficiency, fairness, and legitimacy. More practically it results in predictability in the law, which allows people to rationally order their conduct and affairs.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).