Partain v. Oconee County

Miller, Judge.

Brian Partain appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendants Oconee County, Oconee County Sheriffs Department, Sheriff Scott Berry, and Sheriffs Deputy Jason Higgins (collectively, “Defendants”) in a negligence case arising from the tragic death of Partain’s wife and daughter in an automobile accident. Partain argues that the trial court erred in (1) holding that the public duty doctrine insulated the Defendants from liability; (2) finding that the Defendants were protected by sovereign immunity; and (3) finding that the actions of Sheriff Berry and…