Dean v. Tabsum, Inc.

Sears, Justice.

The issue raised in this granted interlocutory appeal is whether OCGA § 50-21-28, which provides that venue under the Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA)1 is in the county where the loss occurred, is unconstitutional because it conflicts with the joint tortfeasor venue provision of the Georgia Constitution.2 We conclude that the rationale of our decisions in Campbell v. Dept. of Corrections3 and Glover v. Donaldson4 requires that we hold that the venue limitation set forth in OCGA § 50-21-28 is constitutional because it is a valid exercise of the General Assembly’s constitutional…