Holloway v. Rogers

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of summary judgment granted on the basis of sovereign immunity.

In August 1981, James Daniel Holloway, then fifteen, was enrolled by his parents as a boarding student at the Georgia Academy for the Blind (GAB). See OCGA § 20-2-152 (c) (1) (E). Daniel was born with serious physical and mental disabilities resulting from a diagnosed genetic condition. The facilities at the institution required that Holloway share a room with other students, including one Henderson.

According to the deposition of Daniel’s mother, Daniel was beaten by Henderson three days…