This Comment first provides a brief background of the development of the public duty doctrine. Part II discusses the two major types of zoning cases: those involving negligent misstatements and those involving negligent issuance of permits or inspections. The use of the public duty doctrine in both types of cases is then analyzed under relevant Washington case law. Part III argues for the abolition of the public duty doctrine and Part IV concludes
There is a growing trend in Virginia, as well as in many other states, for injured citizens to hold ...
A municipal corporation is not an insurer of its streets; and is not obliged to so construct and mai...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...
This Comment first provides a brief background of the development of the public duty doctrine. Part ...
This Note examines the North Carolina Court of Appeal\u27s decision in Sinning v. Clark. First, the ...
The purpose of this comment is to present the idea that zoning laws should be construed as safety or...
Actions alleging municipal tort liability for negligent administration of building and zoning codes ...
This comment examines the development of the public duty doctrine and its special duty exception. It...
Under the nondelegable duty doctrine, a person or entity who has a duty to provide specified safegua...
Under Monell v. Department of Social Services, local governments are not vicariously liable for cons...
This Note analyzes the Coleman case. The Note suggests that the court incorrectly applied the public...
INTRODUCTION: Zoning ordinances enacted under state enabling laws and home rule charters of municipa...
Part I of this comment reviews the judicial analysis underlying the Washington doctrine, and outline...
The subject of this Comment is whether the actual control requirement in Hennig should also be emplo...
This Comment argues that the D.C. Circuit in Public Citizen II erred in finding that there was no “f...
There is a growing trend in Virginia, as well as in many other states, for injured citizens to hold ...
A municipal corporation is not an insurer of its streets; and is not obliged to so construct and mai...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...
This Comment first provides a brief background of the development of the public duty doctrine. Part ...
This Note examines the North Carolina Court of Appeal\u27s decision in Sinning v. Clark. First, the ...
The purpose of this comment is to present the idea that zoning laws should be construed as safety or...
Actions alleging municipal tort liability for negligent administration of building and zoning codes ...
This comment examines the development of the public duty doctrine and its special duty exception. It...
Under the nondelegable duty doctrine, a person or entity who has a duty to provide specified safegua...
Under Monell v. Department of Social Services, local governments are not vicariously liable for cons...
This Note analyzes the Coleman case. The Note suggests that the court incorrectly applied the public...
INTRODUCTION: Zoning ordinances enacted under state enabling laws and home rule charters of municipa...
Part I of this comment reviews the judicial analysis underlying the Washington doctrine, and outline...
The subject of this Comment is whether the actual control requirement in Hennig should also be emplo...
This Comment argues that the D.C. Circuit in Public Citizen II erred in finding that there was no “f...
There is a growing trend in Virginia, as well as in many other states, for injured citizens to hold ...
A municipal corporation is not an insurer of its streets; and is not obliged to so construct and mai...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...