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tour lrttor of An oplaion of this Dqurbont a1 to11mmr , rsqaartoU the a8 l tbtb6 thrroln

tha event of solLn the etbat of

oyeo LB aot in thr roope oa County buinrrr at Ir.thr County llablr in th l ptlvatol~ owned **oar, 4**  prlratrly **~wnrtl 08r?**  **1, thr**  prrsonal laJury whoa tJir **4mplo~or** oa WitkiA thr mopa or hlr duty? ertltm has arlma r1t.R ro&arb to **MOb j301iOi44**  81th or **wfthtut 40111S~OA** 

*Ia riaw oi Art. 3, **844.** 52 of thr Ooartltotloa, **the lnsamoe**  **011 y**  **bein& aittoa**  by a oorrpary whloh plsom the.,81 mti 6 DA the poliolsmt (a) ‘h **ateok P**  **% in4ur4~44**  oglpaay heroin aallsd tko oasy~nf’ , lb)

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### a8 04~81 c08u6ltt Cioapaayof hsorloa nlth rotyml to lnrnrmoe oa thr Ouuat 4lo+stor, rood6 46 

### folluwrl 'The QOiapaay'B Umbifity under I of the insuring a(l;rcamats on aooount lrlok~rsr, dhratr or 444th of one pseoa Is to ths mu of to tho Sam 

### llalt for asoh ‘6 total llabllltpon roeorurt **ot** odlly lajtut, ri ~466~ Ulraarc or @oath of 0010 thkil Q&Xir4?6op,,

**a6 8**  **? ‘** **46ult Ot**  **ot6 6OOld(LAt,**  **i6** 1lIdt.d to the ma or 

### flO,Oco.CO.'??ot!ld th4 couaty bo Uablw to Forsons innjurr& In 8uah

l lovator4 I6 6l@h ln6urQ2ca 1*gm:-* Tour letter of Aquat 18, 194) psttsinlngto **outrin RlttOrO**  **810~$fOn~d in**  **th4** ?oTOgOiAg **hft*r** **r@RdS a6**  **fOfb~6a**

8ftoa f of 0 poll0 ! urltton by Genaral Cssaelty co!!tpaIl~

of &NT om WltE rrgud to **iA6UPaAOO OA**  the County*s a],o+ator, Nds a8 follOw8! '?h* OfIfepsnf'6 llrbllit~ l3d6r prrama P **f of**  **th6 irr6urlne**  **agreonlAt6** on soeouat of .oC$ly lajurp, tlckncrs, dlrc~~a CT bath of me **jcrrcn** 16 l!zlted tc the 6u2 o? j-0 MC rubjcot tc 

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6~0~ clorato*7 I6 6u6h lnauraaaa lrolr ‘Loulr t Ia44 mdont S&o01 Dirtrlat of Cho city Of hl6till - &f 68=' Id - f;3(;0 s8 666.36 t0 aettlr the qw8tlon propoumlod in the **ebol4** paraC;ra;h.* Z!hi6dOpUt*lbflt

has ?#dar#d 6et~sl 0pl~loA6 WitahlgB t&a lisbllltyoi th8 Steto (laoltsdi~ oauatles **am** &ho **fBato@r** l **Ubdirl61?8** nrrolally thr ww8r 

### or mvrrsl~ty) In tbo 8bsoaos oi 6 rrtetuteoraatlag saoh llablllty. &4 4aoloao

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for out latoraetioa ooplre of Oplnlone 606, O-3)3,0-2136, O-24{], O-2779, and O-779.

Ti.18flret two peraprphe ot Awuet 16, 1943 (whleb le quota4 above f ooi lettar of oontala four 1ueetione rwadlng thr **Uabilltt of**  **Uar** oouaty uader the lote etsted. fa

vi ewofthe forrteing 0 Pialone

l tl tho uthorltlee elted therein, 

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## not lrgall~ lirblr for eny damage8 done t0 the pritatclp ormd rutmobile er l otosobllre lnrol?ed. Grvx ! coaaty 18 aot legally liable for any psreanel lnmjury euetehd by aay 01 tho ps~eote lntolreil or 

## mntlonedr The tollarlng ex@srpt from the o Liberty bounty, W9 S. W. 30 Pln10n i.8

the mea oi 5rpn 18

, jO&, illuetratre the tmlform holding of thr Trxae eolate 00 the qUeetiOA whether the oounty be hold lirblr for thr lafurl~~ or daaa#pe haratoforr ImntloAed: 9.
. . It her lone **born** the lam in tuae thet

l **OOUAtl i8**  not liablr iA d6Aag.B to? ~@reoA#).

IA thr lart parrgraph of your latter o? huguet 16, 19k3, vhloh le 

### rofrrred to IA your letter of Augur2 18, 19L3, you rek iA efie$t would the county be llablr to the poreone who are injured OA the aouaty elalstO~'rIa lewr to thie qusmtlon it 1s our opinion that what baa **bran** l eld above with reiersnoe to the llabllity of the rowit In 

### onewsr to your fltet question 18 equally applioablr to thle **qurrtlon,** an4 thucfora the oounty wou1.d not be llsblo. Apparently thr oounty orrrlre

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## of 118bllity lneureaca prrteinln~ to thr rlerator ilr qurethn and 7ou a*&"& moh laeurenor legalo” You further #tats that thhr

earn of La18 Ia. Inde endant 8ohool nletrlot of thhrCltr of **Auetln** lb L 8. tbe queetloa 

### propouaded h. (26) $96,eeaoad to eottle tour letter of Awet 16. W@ halo 

### ouoful4 eoueldors4tho **8bolr** m6ablonsd mar, M it la OUToplalan that thie oaee ha8 **ao** e~plleatlon vhetloew totho qaoetlcme uadrs ao~eldsetlaa. The quretloe preemte4 **la** thie moo vbe whether the Legielature, b aed of Artlolg (660-e-4 V.A.C.~., eoold eonetltet1oea.k i **umot** l uthorlee’the l

ehool dletrlot, l politloel eorporatioe, **to** P arohaee a palloy of aotual lneurane*r The 80pr6380 

### Court, a the esae of Levi8 ve fndopaoclent Sohool r?letrl~t of Glty ;tAAEe;la, at al., 161 8, t% (2d) 450, h&Sd;thatArtlolr r86Oe-6,

vae uaoonet~tutionel a; *lolrtlrrE l sotloa 52 of Aikioie’ !11 of the 8kte Coaet~tution. Thr ltidgautte of the trial oowt md ths **(lourt** of Cl~ll Appels we?o rrture4 sad **tho** l **euei** remanded to the **trial** court vith **&etruotione to**  eraat **th8** lajun*tMa.

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### l Bthorlrlngthr eountf to ourf the kind of iaetuenee In quoetloa; therefore, lt 18 oar o i~nlon that the 

### l ouaty bou not hat* ruthority to sarr# 8uel h!urule8 and pay the prloo of the praolwe thueoa. 

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