Every county is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any
court.
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-3
County a body corporate; power to sue and be sued generally
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Michael Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton (2016)
Most recently applied in Michael Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton (November 2016)
— Orig
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.