Montgomery v. Philadelphia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the Deputy Commissioner of Public Property of Philadelphia and the City Architect were entitled to absolute immunity
• noting “deeper purpose” of high public official immunity is “protection of society’s interest in the unfettered discussion of public business and in full public knowledge of the facts and conduct of such business.”
• absolute immunity removes any inhibitions that might deprive the public of the best service of its high officials
• Absolute immunity “remov[es] any inhibit[i]on which might deprive the public of the best service of its officers and agencies.”
• Deputy Commissioner of Public Property and City Architect are high public officials
• “absolute immunity is designed to protect the official from the suit itself, from the expense, publicity, and danger of defending the good faith of his public actions before a jury.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).