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Rector and Visitors of UVA v. Carter

No. 030258Supreme Court of Virginia

030258 Rector and Visitors of UVA v. Carter 01/16/2004 The trial court erred when it failed to grant a public university's plea of sovereign immunity because the limited waiver of such immunity in the Virginia…

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030258 Rector and Visitors of UVA v. Carter 01/16/2004 The trial court erred when it failed to grant a public university's plea o…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
Last entry
January 16, 2004
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030258 Rector and Visitors of UVA v. Carter 01/16/2004 The trial court erred when it failed to grant a public university's plea of sovereign immunity because the limited waiver of such immunity in the Virginia Tort Claims Act leaves intact the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth's agencies. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

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    030258 Rector and Visitors of UVA v. Carter 01/16/2004 The trial court erred when it failed to grant a public university's plea of sovereign immunity because the limited waiver of such immunity in the Virginia Tort Claims Act leaves intact the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth's agencies. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

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