Cowart v. Georgia Department of Human Services

Rickman, Judge.

Barbara Cowart, as administratrix of the Estate of J. C., appeals the trial court’s order dismissing her claims against the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) in connection with the tragic death of one-year-old J. C. She contends that the trial court erred by ruling that her claims were barred by sovereign immunity For reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

“We review de novo a trial court’s grant of a motion to dismiss on sovereign immunity grounds, bearing in mind that the party seeking to benefit from the waiver of sovereign immunity has the…