Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Cuthpert
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 19, 2023No. S23A0631PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 645
FINAL COPY S23A0631. ROBERTS v. CUTHPERT. LAGRUA, Justice. Georgia law permits a person who has been denied a weapons carry license by a probate judge to “bring an action in mandamus or other legal proceeding in order to obtain” such a license.1 The law further provides that “[i]f such applicant is the prevailing party, he or she shall be entitled to recover his or her costs in such action, including reasonable attorney’s fees.”2 We hold today that the General Assembly waived sovereign immunity for claims brought under OCGA § 16-11-129 (j) and that the Separation of Powers…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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