Watts v. City of Dillard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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…
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- Dollar v. OlmsteadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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