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The Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of sovereign immunity applied in this case, meaning the Republic could not be sued without its consent. A motion to dismiss a civil suit against the Rice and Corn Administration was denied by a trial court judge, but the Supreme Court held that whatever was agreed to in the contract did not constitute consent by the State to be sued. As an office under the Office of the President, the Rice and Corn Administration lacked authority to waive the Republic

Author

Hazel Santos

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