Legal Opinion
Brantley v. Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1999No. S99G0595PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals 1 properly construed the discretionary function exception to state liability under the Georgia Tort Claims Act. 2 For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the Court of Appeals did not properly construe that exception, and we therefore reverse.
On July 18, 1996, two-year-old Lisa Marie Wynn tragically drowned in a pool in the backyard of her foster parents, Victor and Vickie Sheffield. Lisa Marie had been placed in the custody of the Sheffields by the appellee, the Georgia Department of Human…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Hennessy v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Southerland v. Georgia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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- Middlebrooks v. Bibb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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