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The King Can Do No Wrong. But Then Again …

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By Steven L. Young on June 24, 2014
Posted in Municipal & Public Entity

Municipal_HEADER_HR2At common law, municipalities were immune from liability in tort for the misfeasance of their officers and employees. This principle of “sovereign immunity” was often summed up by the phrase, “The King can do no wrong.” Sovereign immunity was not merely a defense to liability, it was a true immunity.
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