Legal Opinion
State of Georgia Department of Corrections v. Developers Surety & Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 22, 2014No. S14G0360PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in State Dept. of Corrections v. Developers Surety and Indem. Co., 324 Ga. App. 371 (750 SE2d 697) (2013), to consider whether the State’s sovereign immunity is waived for a claim asserted by a surety on a contract with the State. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX. For the reasons that follow, we find that it is, and accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
The facts as found by the Court of Appeals are the following. The Georgia Department of Corrections (“GDOC”) entered into a…
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