YANCOSKIE v. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY

Civ. A. No. 74-851.

385 F.Supp. 1170 (1974)

Lorraine YANCOSKIE, Administratrix of the Estate of Francis J. Yancoskie, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

December 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ebenstein, Cherry Hill, N. J., for plaintiffs.

Orlando, Yampell, Forgash & Slimm, P. A. by Elliott Yampell, Haddonfield, N. J., for defendant.


OPINION

COHEN, Senior District Judge:

The question for decision in this case is whether New Jersey and Pennsylvania have waived their sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment by entering into the congressionally sanctioned interstate compact which created the Delaware River Port Authority.

Lorraine Yancoskie commenced this action as administratrix of her husband's estate, on behalf of her son, and in her own right, to recover damages for the...

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