Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Chatham County
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Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Chatham County
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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." Except for per
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2006 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Insurance_Co._of_New_York_v._Chatham_County
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2023-09-13T02:49:44Z
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