Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Poss
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 20, 1993No. S93G0571PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
We granted certiorari after a divided Court of Appeals reversed in part the grant of summary judgment to the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), which had asserted sovereign immunity as the ground for judgment in its favor. Poss v. DHR, 206 Ga. App. 890 (426 SE2d 635) (1992).
When appellees filed this renewal action of a suit brought and dismissed in federal court (see Poss v. Ga. Regional Hosp., 676 FSupp. 258 (S.D. Ga. 1987), aff’d Poss v. Azar, 874 F2d 820 (11th Cir. 1989)), they named only DHR as a defendant. In their complaint, appellees alleged the department was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Donaldson v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Martin v. Georgia Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Price v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Kelleher v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Patterson v. Rosser Fabrap International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by40 opinions
- Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- City of Lawrenceville v. MacKoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Guthrie v. IronsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Board of Regents of the University System v. DanielsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.