DeKalb County School District v. Bowden

Benham, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Superior Court of DeKalb County, in which we once again are faced with interpreting one of the many and varied facets of a doctrine that is derived from antiquity but has present day application: governmental immunity.

Appellee was seriously injured in a collision between a car in which she was a passenger and a truck owned by appellant DeKalb County School District and driven by an employee of appellant. In its answer to appellee’s personal injury suit, appellant raised the defense of governmental immunity. Both sides moved for summary judgment,…