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Title: SUPPLEMENT TO LIABILITY OF THE STATE FOR INJURY-PRODUCING DEFECTS IN HIGHWAY SURFACE
Accession Number: 00495660
Record Type: Monograph
Abstract: State highway departments and transportation agencies have a continuing need to keep abreast of operating practices and legal elements of specific problems in highway law. This report supplements and updates a paper in Volume 4 of "Selected Studies in Highway Law," entitled "Liability of the State for Injury Producing Defects in Highway Surface," pp. 1966-N33 to 1966-N54, which was prepared by J.C. Vance. The contents of this Digest update the information presented in the original paper on the following topics: Introduction; Necessity to prove proximate cause; Necessity to prove actual or constructive notice; Liability under "Highway Defect" statutes; Contributory negligence; Effect of provisions of maintenance manual; Financial feasibility test; Evidentiary matters; Liability in cases of concurrent jurisdiction; Discretionary immunity; and Conclusion.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 10 p.
Publication Date: 1990-4
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM
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