City of Fitzgerald v. Larry Caruthers

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ September 11, 2014 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A15I0010. CITY OF FITZGERALD v. LARRY CARUTHERS. Larry Caruthers filed a civil action against the City of Fitzgerald after he was struck on the head by a falling, rotten tree limb while standing on a curb. The City filed a motion for summary judgment on the negligence claim, arguing that the claim is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The trial court denied the motion, and the City now seeks interlocutory review of this ruling. In Board of…