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Tort Claims Against The State: Georgia's Compensation System, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
Tort Claims Against The State: Georgia's Compensation System, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
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The State's immunity from liability for the torts of its officers and employees claims legendary status in American law. Indeed, immunity's history now looms as daunting as the doctrine itself. As with most epochal accounts, this history varies according to version--versions, assuredly, for many tastes. In sum, nevertheless, the offerings attest to a legal principle persisting as (at least) the point of departure in most jurisdictions. Anchored in both history and rationale, therefore, state tort immunity long dominated the law of the United States. Over time, indeed, the doctrine's durability proved unequal only to that of its critics. Those critics …
Georgia Local Government Officers: Rights For Their Wrongs, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
Georgia Local Government Officers: Rights For Their Wrongs, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
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Responsibility for damage caused by the misconduct of local government officers and employees has long been a concern of the law and of legal observers. According to most accounts, Anglo-American law historically has responded with two diverse rules: immunity for the governments, and liability for the official; both, however, are only points of departure. Although both rules are well established, each carries its own qualifications and the precise relationship between the two is a matter of some controversy.
Personal Liability Of State Officials Under State And Federal Law, Charles R. Mcmanis
Personal Liability Of State Officials Under State And Federal Law, Charles R. Mcmanis
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The common law rule of governmental immunity made governments immune from suit and held public officials personally liable for the torts they committed in the performance of their duties. In recent years, however, the law of tort liability has moved toward the increased immunity of governmental officials and employees and the increased liability of governmental units. In this Article Professor McManis first outlines the notion of sovereign immunity, following with an analysis of the nature and the scope of the immunity afforded governmental official sunder federal and state law, with a particular emphasis on the law of Georgia. The author …
Georgia Municipal Tort Liability: Ante Litem Notice, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
Georgia Municipal Tort Liability: Ante Litem Notice, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
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Time and again the Georgia courts have spoken on the meaning of various phrases in the notice-of-claim statute, or, as they popularly refer to it, the "ante litem notice" statute. During the last three or four years, the judiciary's activity has been particularly concentrated. Grappling with questions of first impression, changing approaches to interpretation, or confirming prior positions, their decisions must now be understood as a part of the statute itself. What follows is simply a brief effort to summarize this recent judicial activity, hopefully in an orderly fashion. If the traveler is thereby aided in updating his map, the …