context: Based upon this constitutional provision, no civil action against the State may be sustained absent express authorization from the Tennessee General Assembly. This principle of law has also been recognized by the federal courts.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 101 U.S. 337, 339
citation_a.parenthetical: "The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent."
citation_a.sentence: Woolsey v. Hunt, 932 F.2d 555, 564 (6th Cir.1991) (stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state); see also Memphis & C.R. Co. v. State of Tenn., 101 U.S. 337, 339, 25 L.Ed. 960 (1879) (“The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent.”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 932 F.2d 555, 564
citation_b.parenthetical: stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state
citation_b.sentence: Woolsey v. Hunt, 932 F.2d 555, 564 (6th Cir.1991) (stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state); see also Memphis & C.R. Co. v. State of Tenn., 101 U.S. 337, 339, 25 L.Ed. 960 (1879) (“The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent.”).