Legal Opinion · Dissent

Southern LNG, Inc. v. MacGinnitie

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 29, 2011No. S11A1207Published

1DissentBenham, Justice

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of appellant’s complaint for declaratory judgment and mandamus relief. I believe the trial court was correct when it determined that sovereign immunity precluded appellant from bringing a declaratory judgment action against the Commissioner and, while the portion of appellant’s complaint seeking mandamus relief was not subject to dismissal on sovereign immunity grounds, I believe the trial court was correct in dismissing the mandamus action because appellant was precluded from seeking mandamus relief since…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Cameron v. LangSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Board of Regents v. CanasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. State Board of Education v. DrurySupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Undercofler v. Colonial Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  5. Vann v. DeKalb County Board of Tax AssessorsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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