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· 5/21/1992

Curtis v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Citations

  • 416 S.E.2d 510
  • 262 Ga. 226
  • 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 757
  • 1992 Ga. LEXIS 509

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Under Georgia law, a waiver of sovereign immunity occurs at the time that the cause of action arises.”
  • intent of 1991 amendment is to “redraw and redefine the terms of the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity”
  • the 1991 amendment to the Georgia Constitution and the Tort Claims Act enacted under its authority redrew and redefined the terms of the State’s waiver of its sovereign immunity but did not withdraw the existing waiver
  • waiver not withdrawn by passage of 1991 amendment

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Judges: Clarke

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