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Washington Metro. Transit Auth. v. Briggs

FILED status graphic: Washington Metro. Transit Auth. v. Briggs. 971020 Washington Metro. Transit Auth. v. Briggs 02/27/1998 The trial court properly held that the phrase "in accordance with the law of the applicable signatory" contained in an interstate compact does not incorporate the limitation on damages contained in the Virginia Tort Claims Act. Courts in Virginia must apply governing tort law to conduct of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority personnel who commit torts while performing any proprietary function, and the trial court judgment is…
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