Legal Opinion
Wilmoth v. Henry County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 29, 1983No. 40306PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
This is a personal liability case involving the sovereign immunity of a county for injuries sustained by a juror in the courthouse and an interpretation of Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX of the 1983 Georgia Constitution (Code Ann. § 2-209). The trial court ruled the action was barred by sovereign immunity and we affirm.
Ms. Wilmoth sustained injuries in a fall in the Henry County Courthouse while serving as a juror on February 18, 1982. She filed suit on December 27,1982, alleging the cause of her injuries was the negligent maintenance of the premises by the county. Henry County had…
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