Washington Metro. Transit Auth. v. Briggs
No. 971020 · Supreme Court of Virginia. Each entry below is the court's own record, with its date and a link. This page does not say which side is ahead or what an entry means.
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· Supreme Court of Virginia
Affirmed
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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 affirmed.
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