Legal Opinion
BD. OF COM'RS OF PUTNAM COUNTY v. Barefoot
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 16, 2011No. A11A1901PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
The Board of Commissioners of Putnam County (“the County”) sought summary judgment against Wendy Barefoot’s personal-injury action, alleging that the County was entitled to immunity from suit. The trial court denied the County’s motion for summary judgment, holding that sovereign immunity had been waived by the County’s purchase of liability insurance covering injuries arising from the “use” of a County vehicle. On appeal from this denial, the County alleges that the trial court erred by (1) holding that the use of a motor vehicle “may be remote in time with respect to…
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- Williams v. Whitfield CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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