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Sovereign immunity

Georgia State University College of Law

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Local Government Tort Liability: The Summer Of '92, R. Perry Sentell Jr. Feb 1993

Local Government Tort Liability: The Summer Of '92, R. Perry Sentell Jr.

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The 1992 Georgia Tort Claims Act, David J. Maleski Feb 1993

The 1992 Georgia Tort Claims Act, David J. Maleski

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Personal Liability Of The Military Official, Byard Q. Clemmons Mar 1991

Personal Liability Of The Military Official, Byard Q. Clemmons

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitution Of Georgia Immunity From Suit: Provide For Partial Waiver, A. Teel Sep 1988

Constitution Of Georgia Immunity From Suit: Provide For Partial Waiver, A. Teel

Georgia State University Law Review

The Resolution proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution which would have clarified the waiver of sovereign immunity when a state agency provided liability insurance coverage. Sovereign immunity would be waived by the purchase of insurance which covered the agency itself, but only for claims which were included in the coverage and only to the extent that any damages awarded would actually be paid by the insurer. The purchase of liability insurance covering state officers and employees would waive neither sovereign nor official immunity. The Resolution expressly stated that immunity of counties, municipalities and school districts would not be subject …


Local Government Municipalities: Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity, Georgia State University Law Review Jun 1986

Local Government Municipalities: Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act declares the public policy of the State to be that municipal corporations are immune from liability for legislative or judicial actions. The purchase of liability insurance by the municipal corporation will not waive this immunity except as provided in O.C.G.A. 33-24-51, or unless the insurance policy covers the occurrence, and then only to the extent of the insurance policy coverage.


Georgia Local Government Tort Liability: The Crisis Conundrum, R. Perry Sentell Jr. Sep 1985

Georgia Local Government Tort Liability: The Crisis Conundrum, R. Perry Sentell Jr.

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.