Legal Opinion

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Myers

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 6, 2014No. S14G0431PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly interpreted the ante litem notice requirements of the Georgia Tort Claims Act (“GTCA”), OCGA § 50-21-20 et seq. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that the claimant’s ante litem notice in this case did not strictly comply with the notice requirements of the GTCAbecause it failed to state the amount of the loss claimed to the extent of the claimant’s knowledge and belief as was practicable under the circumstances. Accordingly, we reverse.

On June 28, 2010, Appellee Kimberly Myers was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Cummings v. Georgia Department of Juvenile JusticeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Norris v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Perdue v. Athens Technical CollegeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Driscoll v. Board of Regents of the University SystemCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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