32:1-162 - Venue of suits; consent to liability for tortious acts - New Jersey Statutes

32:1-162.  Venue of suits;  consent to liability for tortious acts
    The foregoing consent is granted upon the condition that venue in any suit,  action or proceeding against the Port Authority shall be laid within a county  or a judicial district, established by one of said States or by the United  States, and situated wholly or partially within the Port of New York District.   The Port Authority shall be deemed to be a resident of each such county or  judicial district for the purpose of such suits, actions or proceedings.   Although the Port Authority is engaged in the performance of governmental  functions, the said two States consent to liability on the part of the Port  Authority in such suits, actions or proceedings for tortious acts committed by  it and its agents to the same extent as though it were a private corporation.

     L.1951, c. 204, p. 741, s. 6.