Hewell v. Walton County

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In this civil tort action, plaintiff Jason Hewell sued Walton County, alleging that he suffered injuries as a result of the County’s negligence in failing to properly instruct and supervise him in the use of a portable tar kettle machine. The trial court granted Walton County’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground that Hewell’s action was barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Hewell appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in dismissing his complaint given his allegations that sovereign immunity had been waived by the County’s purchase of…