On this day in 1970, Sam Sheppard, a doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in a trial that caused a media frenzy in the 1950s, dies of liver failure. After a decade in prison, Sheppard was released following a re-trial.
Official Immunity Law and Legal Definition. Official immunity is a discretionary immunity from personal liability that is granted to public officers for tortious acts and omissions. It is a personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority.
Active Immunity: Active immunity is immunity that develops as a result of natural or deliberate exposure to an antigen. A vaccination is an example of active immunity. Vaccinations stimulate the immune system with an antigen.The immune system then produces B and T cells that quicken and strengthen the body's response to repeated infection. This is an example of passive immunity because it artificially exposes the immune system to weak or dead pathogens for a sickness or a disease.In response to this, the immune system uses antibodies to kill and build up an immunity to the disease or sickness injected into the body through a vaccination.ctive Immunity: Active immunity is immunity that develops as a result of natural or deliberate exposure to an antigen. A vaccination is an example of active immunity. Vaccinations stimulate the immune system with an antigen.