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City Of Atlantav.Angeles Judith Burgos

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A21A0831
DecidedOctober 18, 2021
Reporter357 Ga. App. 99
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
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CivilTort LawGovernment LawSovereign ImmunityStatutory InterpretationSummary JudgmentReversalVacatur
Case Summary

After a collision involving a City of Atlanta police vehicle, Angeles Judith Burgos sued the City. The City appealed the denial of its summary-judgment motion and the grant of Burgos’s cross-motion on liability. The Court of Appeals of Georgia held that the City’s waiver of sovereign immunity did not eliminate the separate ante litem notice requirements applicable to claims against the municipality. Because the record did not establish compliance with those requirements, the court reversed the denial of summary judgment to the City and vacated the grant of summary judgment to Burgos.

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