Legal Opinion
Carr v. City of Anchorage
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided September 17, 1953No. A-8714PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLTA, District Judge.
This is an action for damages against the defendant City and its building inspector for alleged negligent and fraudulent delay in issuing a building permit to plaintiffs, and for the loss of plans and specifications submitted with the application for the permit. Each defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim.
Tt is well settled that, in the absence of statute, a municipality is not liable for the tortious acts of its officers committed in the performance of governmental functions, City of Miami v. Bethel, Fla., 65 So.2d 34; Rittmiller v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Akin v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Browne v. BentonvilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Rehmann v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Lindemann v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- City of Miami v. BethelSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Fairbanks v. SchaibleAlaska Supreme Court · 1962
- Carter v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Tuengel v. City of Sitka, AlaskaDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1954
- Lucas v. City of JuneauDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1958
- Burton E. Carr and Marie A. Carr, Husband and Wife v. City of Anchorage, a Municipal Corporation, and Merrill ChittyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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