Larson v. Domestic & Foreign Commerce Corp.

337 U.S. 682·1949

What the Court Decided

Summarized the Court's jurisprudence on sovereign immunity and officer suits, holding that when a government officer acts within valid statutory authority, those actions are attributed to the government, but the officer remains personally liable under general tort law.

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Cited In

GEO Group v. Menocal

2025 Term · 24-758

Respondents cited it as the Court's clearest summary of the principle that government agents are liable for their own torts under ordinary agency law, even when acting for the government, undermining the claim that Yearsley creates a special immunity.