Legal Opinion
DeFloria v. Walker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 6, 2012No. A12A1090PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
Lawrence Z. DeFloria and the Department of Corrections appeal the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss Rufus Walker’s claim for damages related to a traffic accident, contending that because Walker *579failed to comply with ante-litem-notice requirements, his claims are barred by sovereign immunity. For the reasons set forth infra, we vacate the trial court’s order denying the motion and remand with direction.
Walker’s complaint alleges that on September 29, 2009, while riding his motorcycle in Toombs County, he was struck by a Department of Corrections vehicle driven by…
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