Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 2004No. A03A1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
The facts relevant to this appeal are undisputed. Anastacio E. Barrera died as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicular collision with James Claude Cook. Barrera’s surviving spouse, Alicia Gonzalez, a resident and a citizen of Mexico, filed a wrongful death action against the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) under the Georgia Tort Claims Act (“GTCA”), 1 alleging that the collision occurred due to the DOT’s negligence. Asserting that Gonzalez lacked standing to maintain the action because she is a nonresident alien, the DOT moved for summary judgment. The trial…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Barge-Wagener Construction Co. v. MoralesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- At & T CORP. v. SigalaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Campbell v. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. CrumpCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gonzalez v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Wet Walls, Inc. v. LedezmaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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