Pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph IX of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, the General Assembly, except as provided in this Code section and in Chapter 92 of this title, declares it is the public policy of the State of Georgia that there is no waiver of the sovereign immunity of municipal […]
Where municipal corporations are not required by statute to perform an act, they may not be held liable for exercising their discretion in failing to perform the act. History. Civil Code 1895, § 747; Civil Code 1910, § 896; Code 1933, § 69-302. History of Code section. This Code section is derived from the decision […]
A municipal corporation shall not be liable for the torts of policemen or other officers engaged in the discharge of the duties imposed on them by law. History. Civil Code 1895, § 744; Civil Code 1910, § 893; Code 1933, § 69-307. History of Code section. This Code section is derived from the decisions in […]
Members of the council and other officers of a municipal corporation shall be personally liable to one who sustains special damages as the result of any official act of such officers if done oppressively, maliciously, corruptly, or without authority of law. History. Civil Code 1895, § 752; Civil Code 1910, § 901; Code 1933, § […]
No person, firm, or corporation having a claim for money damages against any municipal corporation on account of injuries to person or property shall bring any action against the municipal corporation for such injuries, without first giving notice as provided in this Code section. Within six months of the happening of the event upon which […]
Property of a municipal corporation in use for the public or held for future use for the public is not subject to levy and sale under executions. All property held by a municipal corporation is presumptively for public use. History. Civil Code 1895, § 750; Civil Code 1910, § 899; Code 1933, § 69-305. History […]
