Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Defense v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 22, 2003No. A03A1492PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
In this interlocutory appeal concerning a personal injury action under the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA § 50-21-20, the Georgia Department of Defense (“GDOD”) appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment, contending that the claims made by Mitchell B. Johnson, a federally employed civil technician and member of the Georgia National Guard at the time of the accident in *476question, are barred by the doctrine of intra-military immunity. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and reverse.
Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue…
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