Brantley v. Department of Human Resources

Full title: BRANTLEY v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Mar 15, 2000

531 S.E.2d 212 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000)

531 S.E.2d 212

Opinion

A98A1972.

DECIDED MARCH 15, 2000.

Tort Claims Act. Laurens Superior Court. Before Judge Flanders.

Westmoreland, Patterson Moseley, Thomas H. Hinson II, for appellants. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Kathleen M. Pacious, Deputy Attorney General, Loretta L. Pinkston, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Marla-Deen Brooks, Brenda A. Raspberry, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In Brantley v. Dept. of Human Resources, 235 Ga. App. 863 ( 509 S.E.2d 645) (1998), we affirmed the trial court's grant of the Department's motion to dismiss. In Brantley v. Dept. of Human Resources, 271 Ga. 679 ( 523 S.E.2d 571) (1999), the Supreme Court reversed our decision. Accordingly, the decision of this Court is vacated, the decision of the Supreme Court is made the decision of this Court, and grant of the motion to dismiss is reversed.

Judgment reversed. McMurray, P.J. and Eldridge, J., concur.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

DECIDED MARCH 15, 2000.