Norris v. Department of Transportation

Thompson, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Georgia Court of Appeals in Dept. of Transp. v. Norris, 222 Ga. App. 361 (474 SE2d 216) (1996), to determine whether an ante litem notice of claim under OCGA § 50-21-26 of the Georgia Tort Claims Act, requires actual receipt of a writing by the appropriate agent(s) of the State, or whether the notice requirement is satisfied upon proper mailing. We hold that mailing of the notice in the manner specified in OCGA § 50-21-26 (a) (2), satisfies the statutory requirement. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Steven Norris,…