Legal Opinion

Watts v. City of Dillard

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 29, 2008No. A08A1137PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Lynn Watts appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Dillard on her complaint for breach of contract and/or money had and received stemming from the forfeiture of a cash bond. Because the defense of sovereign immunity precludes Watts’s lawsuit, we affirm the trial court.

On appeal from the denial or grant of summary judgment, the appellate court conducts a de novo review of the evidence to determine whether there is a genuine issue of material fact and whether the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, warrant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Precise v. City of RossvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Gray v. Mayor of GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Cochran v. OgletreeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Williams v. Whitfield CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Dollar v. OlmsteadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. Georgia Lottery Corporation v. Patel.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. DRUMM Et Al. v. GEORGE Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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