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COOPER v. SWOFFORD

44994.

258 Ga. 143 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 518

COOPER v. SWOFFORD et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Mary Foil Russell, Assistant Attorney General, Bruce M. Edenfield, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Paul A. Dietrick, for appellees.

Gene Mac Winburn, Kathleen Kessler, Thomas W. Bennett, amici curiae.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in Swofford v. Cooper, 184 Ga.App. 50 (360 S.E.2d 624) (1987), to consider generally the distinction, if any, between the immunity afforded to the public treasury (called sovereign immunity) and that accorded to individual public agents (called official immunity); and any effect upon the latter of the waiver provisions as contemplated by...

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