Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Corrections v. James
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 21, 2011No. A11A0856PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Presiding Judge.
The Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss, which asserted that sovereign immunity barred a lawsuit filed against it by Anthony Wayne James. In the lawsuit, James alleged that, on May 31, 2005, as a state inmate on a work detail at an Effingham County ball park, he was required to continue pouring a concrete slab even through rainy weather; he lost his balance, and the wet concrete came into contact with skin on his legs; his legs were chemically burned, and the affected areas worsened, until he was taken to a hospital six…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Youngblood v. Gwinnett Rockdale Newton Community Service BoardSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Woodard v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Board of Regents v. CanasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Peachtree-Cain Co. v. McBeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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