Legal Opinion
Georgia Forestry Commission v. Canady
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 26, 2006No. S05G2002PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
This appeal brings into issue the breadth of an exception to the waiver of sovereign immunity found in the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA § 50-21-20 et seq. (GTCA). In the GTCA, the State “waives its sovereign immunity for the torts of state officers and employees while acting within the scope of their official duties or employment and shall be liable for such torts in the same manner as a private individual or entity would be liable under like circumstances. . . .” OCGA § 50-21-23 (a). Pursuant to the statutory exception at issue, “[t]he state shall have no liability for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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