Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Federal Express Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 7, 2002No. A01A2476PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Charles Smith was killed in an accident in which the vehicle he was driving collided with a Federal Express Corporation vehicle. Smith’s widow filed a wrongful death action against Federal Express and others. Federal Express settled with Smith’s widow and in turn filed a complaint for contribution against the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) due to its negligence in the construction, operation, and design of the intersection where the collision occurred. The trial court denied DOT’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds of sovereign immunity, and DOT appeals.
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