Rutherford v. DeKalb County

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• concluding sovereign immunity does not bar equal protection claims under state constitution, but ultimately granting summary judgment on other grounds
• noting that a county may be liable through inverse condemnation when a nuisance amounts to a taking of property for public purposes because sovereign immunity is waived by the State Constitution’s eminent domain provision
• sovereign immunity set forth in Ga. Const, of 1983, Art. I, Sec. II, Par. IX (e) extends to counties
• sovereign immunity set forth in Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. I, Sec. II, par. IX (e) extends to counties
• distinction between governmental and ministerial/proprietary functions 23 applies to cities, not counties

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