Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Chatham County
2006 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, 547 U.S. 189 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case addressing whether state counties enjoyed sovereign immunity from private lawsuits authorized by federal law. The case involved an admiralty claim by an insurer against Chatham County, Georgia for its negligent operation of a drawbridge. The Court ruled unanimously that the county had no basis for claiming immunity because it was not acting as an "arm of the state."
Quick Facts Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Argued March 1, 2006 Decided April 25, 2006 ...
Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County | |
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Argued March 1, 2006 Decided April 25, 2006 | |
Full case name | Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia |
Citations | 547 U.S. 189 (more) 126 S. Ct. 1689; 164 L. Ed. 2d 367; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 3449; 74 U.S.L.W. 4192; 2006 AMC 913; 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 151 |
Case history | |
Prior | Summary judgment granted to defendant, Zurich Ins. Co. v. Chatham County, S.D. Ga. (No. 03-099); affirmed, 129 Fed. Appx. 602 (11th Cir. 2005); cert. granted, 126 S. Ct. 415 (2005), amended by 126 S. Ct. 477 (2005). |
Holding | |
A county that was not acting as an "arm of the state" did not have sovereign immunity from lawsuits authorized by federal law. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XI |
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Except for per curiams, this was the first Supreme Court decision in which Justice Samuel Alito participated.