Legal Opinion
City of Thomaston v. Bridges
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1994No. S93A1970PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX of the 1983 Georgia Constitution, as amended effective January 1, 1991 (hereinafter “the 1991 amendment”), precludes a waiver of sovereign immunity by a municipality1 through the purchase of liability insurance.
Carol Bridges brought suit against the City of Thomaston and a Thomaston police officer seeking damages for her injuries which arose out of a May 1,1992 automobile accident with the officer while he was responding to an emergency call. Bridges alleged as to the City that it negligently entrusted a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Jesup v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Donaldson v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Thompson v. TalmadgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Toombs County v. O'NEALSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Bibb County v. HancockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Ex Parte CranmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
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- Bradshaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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