Miller v. Georgia Ports Authority

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

The trial court dismissed Stewart and Denise Miller’s action against the Georgia Ports Authority for failing to comply with the notice requirements of the Georgia Tort Claims Act.1 The Court of Appeals affirmed.2 We granted certiorari to determine whether the Georgia Ports Authority is a “department or agency” of the state that is entitled to the defense of sovereign immunity under Article I, Section II, Paragraph IX of the Georgia Constitution. Relying on both the language and legislative history of this provision, we hold that the Georgia Ports Authority is a…