Legal Opinion
McDuffie v. Coweta County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 6, 2009No. A09A0691PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
In this wrongful death action the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Coweta County, finding that the county was protected by sovereign immunity and had not waived that immunity. We hold that the trial court erred and we therefore reverse.
“On appeal from a grant of summary judgment, this Court conducts a de novo review of the record, construing the evidence and all inferences therefrom in favor of the nonmoving party.” (Citations omitted.) Chamlee v. Henry County Bd. of Ed., 239 Ga. App. 183 (521 SE2d 78) (1999).
Viewed in a light most favorable to the appellants, the…
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