Legal Opinion
Spires v. Hall
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 27, 1998No. A98A0234PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
James W. Spires sued C. L. Hall, Jr. and Dodge County to recover for injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident. Dodge County (“County”) successfully asserted a sovereign immunity defense. Spires appeals the verdict directed in favor of Hall.
This case arose after Spires collided with a gate positioned across a portion of dirt road while he was operating his four-wheel all terrain vehicle. Spires claimed that Hall had illegally placed this gate across a public road belonging to and maintained by the County. It is undisputed that the site of the wreck had at some point…
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