People v. Lema-Naula

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that this is why the courts had the power to discard the governmental-proprietary test of sovereign immunity
• explaining that this is why the courts had the power to discard the governmental-proprietary test of sovereign immunity
• explaining that “municipal immunity in tort . . . deriv[es] from a purpose not to jeopardize ‘the quality and efficiency of government itself’ by exposing the exercise of discretion in the formulation of governmental policy to . . . tort liability” (citation omitted)
• distinction has “lost its vitality as an accurate or adequate rationale” for immunity
• District liable for negligent provision of medical services worsening plaintiff's condition
• District liable for negligent provision of medical services worsening plaintiffs condition

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).