Athens-Clarke County v. Torres

Ellington, Judge.

Through her guardian, Valentina Torres sued the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, among other defendants, on theories of negligence and nuisance for injuries she sustained when she was struck by a car as she crossed a street in Athens. The trial court denied the unified government’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. We granted the unified government’s application for interlocutory review of that ruling. Because the trial court erred in finding the unified government was not entitled to sovereign immunity, we reverse.

A defendant’s motion for judgment on the…