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BD. OF COM'RS OF PUTNAM COUNTY v. BAREFOOT

No. A11A1901.

721 S.E.2d 612 (2011)

313 Ga. App. 406

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUTNAM COUNTY v. BAREFOOT.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, W. Seaborn Jones , Derrick Lee Bingham , Atlanta, for appellant.

Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Robert Bartley Turner , Christopher Dorian Britt , Kathryn Hughes Pinckney , Savannah, Brenda H. Trammell , Madison, M. Steven Heath, Athens, for appellee.

DILLARD, Judge.

The Board of Commissioners of Putnam County ("the County") sought summary judgment against Wendy Barefoot's personal-injury action, alleging that the County was entitled to immunity from suit. The trial court denied the County's motion for summary judgment, holding that sovereign immunity had been waived by the County's purchase of liability insurance covering injuries arising from the "use" of a County vehicle. On appeal from this denial, the County...

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