Brantley v. Edwards

Cooper, Judge.

Appellee Edwards, while operating an automobile owned by the county and while acting within the course of his employment with the county, was involved in an automobile accident with appellant. Appellant brought an action for personal injuries against Edwards, the county and the county’s commissioners, seeking actual and punitive damages. The trial court granted summary judgment to the county and the commissioners based on sovereign immunity, and this appeal followed.

1. “Sovereign immunity extends to the State and all of its political subdivisions, including its counties,…