statute of general application
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From 307 U.S. 208 - Rorick v. Board of Comm'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist. · 1939Most cited · 323 citing opinions
Only a suit involving 'a statute of general application' and not one affecting a 'particular municipality or district' can invoke Section 266. An official though localized by his geographic activities and the mode of his selection may, when he enforces a statute which 'embodies a policy of statewide concern,' be performing a state function within the meaning of Section 266.