Legal Opinion
Martin v. Georgia Department of Public Safety
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 1987No. 44194PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
In a case of first impression, we are called upon to re-examine the status of sovereign immunity in this state after the enactment of the 1983 Constitution, which provides for the waiver of sovereign immunity for the state or its agencies where liability insurance has been purchased. 1983 Ga. Const., Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Department of Public Safety, Commissioner Hardison and State Patrolman D. E. Cochran. The plaintiff appeals.
State Patrolman D. E. Cochran initiated a high-speed chase to apprehend Charles Brewer, who was…
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