ZURICH INS. CO. v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GA.

No. 04-13308.

452 F.3d 1283 (2006)

ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, subrogated to the rights of James K. Ludwig, Jr. & Carol C. Ludwig, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred S. Clark, Clark & Clark, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

R. Jonathan Hart, Emily E. Garrard, Chatham Cty. Atty., Savannah, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BLACK, PRYOR and FAY, Circuit Judges.


ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

PER CURIAM:

The appellant insurance company, being subrogated to the rights of its insured, sued the county seeking damages caused to the vessel of the insured by a malfunctioning drawbridge operated by the county. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the county. Based upon existing precedent, we affirmed by finding a common law "residual immunity" that protected political subdivisions...

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