Legal Opinion
Burton v. DeKalb County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 16, 1992No. A91A1483PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Plaintiff Tina M. Burton filed a complaint in negligence against defendant DeKalb County, alleging that on April 11, 1988, while working for the State in a building owned by the county, she slipped and fell on water the county had negligently permitted to accumulate on the rest room floor. The complaint further alleged that on March 30, 1989, plaintiff gave the county ante litem notice of her claim as required by OCGA § 36-11-1. Defendant denied liability and also raised the defenses of sovereign immunity and estoppel on the ground plaintiff had not presented notice of the claim…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Sikes v. Candler CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Dement v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- City of Atlanta v. FullerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Chiles v. City of SmyrnaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- City of Columbus v. BarngroverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- City of Atlanta v. Atlantic Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Bailey v. Annistown Road Baptist Church, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Canberg v. City of ToccoaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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