Legal Opinion
Huggins v. Georgia Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1983No. 65006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Appellant-Huggins sued appellee-Georgia Department of Transportation for personal injuries arising out of a collision with a Department vehicle parked on an interstate highway. Appellee filed a motion to dismiss, citing numerous grounds. The motion to dismiss was granted on the basis of sovereign immunity and appellant appeals.
*179Decided January 24, 1983. C. Wheeler Huggins, pro se. Michael E. Hobbs, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Appellant first argues that Code Ann. § 95A-304 (a) constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity which allows DOT to be sued in a negligence…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roberts v. BarwickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Crowder v. Department of State ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Alley v. Great American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Tounsel v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Sikes v. Candler CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hattie E. Robinson, Lamar Glover v. Georgia Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992