Legal Opinion
Gower v. Commonwealth
District Court, Northern Mariana Islands
Decided December 31, 1985No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 82-0054Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
In this action, the plaintiff David Gower seeks to recover in excess of $1,000,000 for injuries suffered due to the alleged negligence of staff employees of Dr. Torres Hospital, a government operated medical center. Named as the only defendant to the action is the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Commonwealth now moves for partial summary judgment limiting the recoverable damages in the action'to $100,000 based on 7 C.M.C. §§2201-2207. For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted.
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7 C.M.C. § 2202 provides:
The Commonwealth Government shall not be liable in tort…
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