Connecticut Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. v. Brown
CONNECTICUT PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, INC. v. George F. BROWN, Tax Commissioner of the State of Connecticut
Conn. Performing Arts Found., Inc. v. Brown, 480 U.S. 947 (1987)
Opinion of the Court
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Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Denied.
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(decision how or whether to warn the public that government jeeps for sale to the public might be susceptible to rollover is a discretionary function)
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(“Indeed, it is, in part, to provide immunity against liability for the consequences of negligent failure to consider the relevant, even critical matters in discretionary decision-making that [§ 2680(a) ] exists.”)
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(“[Ejven the negligent failure of a discretionary government policymaker to consider all relevant aspects of a subject matter under consider ation does not vitiate the discretionary-character of the decision that is made.”)
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(decision to sell surplus jeeps con-cededly fell within statutory exception)
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