Doe v. Department of Corrections

Order of Court.

Appellant Jane Doe No. 102 brought this action under the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA § 50-21-20 et seq., claiming personal injuries arising out of the alleged mistreatment of inmates at the State Women’s Prison at Hardwick in Baldwin County. Among other grounds of appeal, she asserts that OCGA § 50-21-28, the portion of the 1992 Georgia Tort Claims Act which places venue in the state or superior court of the county where the loss occurred, is in direct conflict with the venue provisions of Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. VI, placing venue in the county where the defendant…