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Weiss v. Fote

Citations

  • 7 N.Y.2d 579
  • 167 N.E.2d 63
  • 200 N.Y.S.2d 409
  • 1960 N.Y. LEXIS 1320

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[C]ourts should not be permitted to review determinations of governmental planning bodies under the guise of allowing them to be challenged in negligence suits.”
  • waiver of sovereign immunity gives the State the same legal status as an individual or corporation but does not place the State on parity with a private party in respect of all of its defenses
  • waiver of sovereign immunity gives the State the same legal status as an individual or corporation but does not place the State on parity with a private party in respect of all of its defenses

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Judges: Desmond, Fuld

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