Legal Opinion
Hines v. Georgia Ports Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 12, 2004No. S03G1813, S03G1821, S03G1820, S03G1848PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
The central issue in these granted certiorari is whether the Georgia Ports Authority is entitled to immunity under the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution for claims sounding in maritime law. The Court of Appeals concluded that the Ports Authority did enjoy Eleventh Amendment immunity. Because the record evidence shows that the Ports Authority is not an arm of the state under the federal law governing Eleventh Amendment immunity, we reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Johnny Hines, a longshoreman, was working on a container ship docked at a…
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