Lyles v. City of Charlotte

*679WEBB, Justice.

The Court of Appeals based its decision on its holding that the City of Charlotte had waived its sovereign immunity by participating in a local government risk pool. N.C.G.S. § 160A-485 provides that a city may waive its sovereign immunity for civil liability in tort by purchasing liability insurance or by participating in a local government risk pool pursuant to article 23 of General Statutes chapter 58. N.C.G.S. § 58-23-5 provides in part:

In addition to other authority granted pursuant to Chapters 153A and 160A of the General Statutes, two or more local governments may enter…