https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/01/17/a-2023-georgia-high-court-ruling-is-now-playing-out-in-plaintiffs-favor/
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The Supreme Court of Georgia ruling that clarified that ‘use’ of a motor vehicle ‘is not limited by statute terms ‘actively in use’ ‘as a vehicle’ is impacting subsequent sovereign immunity challenges involving law enforcement.
January 17, 2024 at 03:29 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A 2023 Supreme Court of Georgia ruling is impacting subsequent sovereign immunity challenges involving law enforcement.
- In October of 2023, justices clarified that ‘use’ of a motor vehicle ‘is not limited by statute terms ‘actively in use’ ‘as a vehicle.’
- Justices cited the ruling while vacating and remanding an October 2022 Georgia Court of Appeals sovereign immunity judgment.
A Supreme Court of Georgia ruling that broadened the meaning of “use of a motor vehicle” as provided under Georgia insurance and liability laws in October of 2023 is now impacting immunity challenges for law enforcement.
In a simultaneous move, justices both granted writ of certiorari and vacated a Georgia Court of Appeals sovereign immunity ruling challenged by a Fulton County woman injured during Roswell police officers’ vehicular pursuit of a suspect.
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