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· 2/12/1996

Rook v. Sheriff

Citations

  • 323 Ark. 443
  • 914 S.W.2d 316
  • 1996 Ark. LEXIS 95

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that plaintiff's ante-litem notice failed to comply with GTCA's requirement that it state the amount of the loss claimed when the notice \failed to state any amount of loss whatsoever\
  • finding notice failed to satisfy the GTCA notwithstanding that prejudice to the state was “arguably minimal”
  • finding notice failed to satisfy the GTCA notwithstanding that prejudice to the state was “arguably minimal”
  • “Anytime a life is lost, the inadequacy of the law’s remedial power is thrown into sharp relief.”
  • “Anytime a life is lost, the inadequacy of the law’s remedial power is thrown into sharp relief.”
  • ante litem letter was insufficient because it made no mention of “any amount of loss whatsoever”

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