Legal Opinion
Board of Regents of the University System v. Barnes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 29, 2013No. A13A0473PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
This appeal arises from Thomas Barnes’s breach of contract action against the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (the “Board”) seeking damages related to his expulsion without notice or hearing by Valdosta State University (“VSU”). The Board moved to dismiss Barnes’s complaint on the ground of sovereign immunity. The trial court denied the Board’s motion to dismiss, finding that the Board’s defense of sovereign immunity was waived because Barnes established the existence of valid written contracts. Since we find that the trial court erred in concluding that…
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- Georgia Department of Corrections v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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