Newberry v. Georgia Dept. of Industry & Trade

Gregory, Justice:

Respondent Martha Newberry, a resident of the State of Maryland, commenced this action in tort against appellant Georgia Department of Industry and Trade (the Department) and two South Carolina defendants. The Department, an agency of the State of Georgia, filed a demurrer on the ground of sovereign immunity. The trial judge overruled the demurrer and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Newberry v. Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, 283 S. C. 312, 322 S. E. (2d) 212 (S. C. App. 1984). This Court granted certiorari. We quash the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

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