Hawaii Supreme Court· 7/21/2004

Taylor-Rice v. State

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94 P.3d 659
105 Haw. 104
2004 Haw. LEXIS 482

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holding that the State is immune from money damages unless there is a \clear relinquishment\ of sovereign immunity and consent to be sued
“It is elementary that where a party to a suit does not appeal from the decree entered therein, he or she must be held to acquiesce in it.” (Quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted.)
plain reservation of immunity with respect to pre-judgment interest on tort judgments against the State is conclusive absent another statute that unequivocally expresses a clear relinquishment of immunity from awards of pre-judgment interest
“[T]he State’s liability is limited by its sovereign immunity, except where there has been a ‘clear relinquishment’ of immunity and the State has consented to be sued.” (quoting Bush v. Watson, 81 Hawai'i 474, 481, 918 P.2d 1130, 1137 (1996))

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Judges: Moon, Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy

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