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BROWN v. HALL COUNTY

S92A0268.

262 Ga. 172 (1992)

416 S.E.2d 90

BROWN et al. v. HALL COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stokes, Lazarus & Carmichael, William K. Carmichael, John R. Hunt, for appellants.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, J. M. Hudgins IV, Brian K. Stickney, Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Dennis J. Webb, Adam L. Appel, Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, James E. Mahar, Jr., for appellees.

FLETCHER, Justice.

This case involves a wrongful death action which arose from an incident that occurred in January of 1989. The complaint was filed in September of 1989 and, in June of 1991, Hall County filed a motion to dismiss the action based upon the 1991 amendment to Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX of the Constitution of Georgia.

The trial court granted Hall County's motion to dismiss ruling that the 1991 amendment was to be applied retroactively and, therefore...

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