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Page v. Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority

No. 230521Supreme Court of Virginia

230521 Page v. Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority 07/03/2024 The circuit court and the Court of Appeals of Virginia erred in concluding that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars a claim by a prope…

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230521 Page v. Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority 07/03/2024 The circuit court and the Court of Appeals of Virginia err…

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Oct 4, 2026
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230521 Page v. Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority 07/03/2024 The circuit court and the Court of Appeals of Virginia erred in concluding that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars a claim by a property owner against the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority ("PRHA"), on the grounds that it had negligently damaged a building that he owned when demolishing its own structure. It is here held that sovereign immunity does not shield PRHA from tort liability under the circumstances of this case. In sum, the Court of Appeals erred in applying the approbate-reprobate doctrine to limit plaintiff's argument on appeal and in affirming the circuit court's holding that sovereign immu…

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