State ex rel. Setzer v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that in the context of the discretionary-function exception, “[w]e distinguish policy decisions involving the consideration of competing economic, social, and political factors from operational or ministerial decisions required to implement the policy decisions”
• stating when common law negligence action exists, negligence per se doctrine may define statutory standard of conduct as alternative to reasonable person standard
• “The[ ] exceptions [to RSA chapter 541-B] are similar to the judicially recognized exceptions to the abrogation of municipal immunity....”
• judiciary is reluctant to evaluate the wisdom of an executive or legislative choice of public policy goals or the means to achieve them

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