167 Ga. App. 129 - Dawson v. Mason’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Despite all past decisions expressing interpretations of municipal governmental and ministerial functions and the application of sovereign or constitutional immunity of cities as subdivisions of this state, the recent decision of Davis v. City of Roswell ... holds generally that claims by persons allegedly deprived of their constitutional rights under color of State law or custom may be maintained under 42 USCA § 1983 despite any governmental immunity claimed if facts are pleaded and proved in support of the claim under the above federal statute. Thus, while the defense of sovereign immunity is still viable in other cases, it is not viable in a case such as the two cases sub judice where the plaintiff contends he has been deprived of certain federally guaranteed rights. Under the authority of Davis v. City of Roswell ... we hold that the trial court did not err in denying defendants' combined motion for summary judgment based upon sovereign immunity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Cave Spring v. Mason