Worley v. Inhabitants of Columbia

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• finding decision as to whether to install flashing beacon at an intersection is a discretionary function entitled to immunity
• addressing a city’s and the State’s discretionary function immunity together “[b]ecause the standards governing whether a city is immune from tort liability under Merrill do not differ appreciably from those that govern the State’s immunity under RSA chapter 541-B”
• “As a discretionary function, the State’s determination whether to install a flashing beacon at the intersection of Wellington Road and By-Pass 28 is immune.”
• because ultimate decision regarding traffic controls at intersection was discretionary, intermediate decision regarding whether to have staff keep track of accidents at intersection also discretionary
• State's decision as to whether to install flashing beacon at certain intersection is discretionary function entitled to immunity
• State’s decision as to whether to install flashing beacon at certain intersection is discretionary function entitled to immunity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).