Litterilla v. Hosp. Auth. of Fulton County

Clarke, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves two separate actions for negligence against the Hospital Authority of Fulton County, known as Northside Hospital. In both cases the hospital moved for summary judgment on the grounds of sovereign immunity. The trial courts denied the hospital’s motions. The Court of Appeals granted the hospital’s applications for interlocutory appeal, consolidated the two cases, and reversed. Hospital Auth. of Fulton County v. Litterilla, 199 Ga. App. 345 (404 SE2d 796) (1991). We granted certiorari, asking:

Does the existence of the liability trust fund which…