Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Mitcham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 2015No. S14G0619PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Chief Justice.
We granted a petition for writ of certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals used the proper analysis when it determined that the provision of medical care by the City of Atlanta to inmates in its custody was a ministerial function for which the City of Atlanta’s sovereign immunity had been waived. See City of Atlanta v. Mitcham, 325 Ga. App. 481 (751 SE2d 598) (2013). Because we find that the care of inmates in the custody of a municipal corporation is a governmental function for which sovereign immunity has not been waived, we reverse.
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