Board of Commissioners of Lowndes County v. Mayor and Council of the City of Valdosta

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: June 2, 2021
• Docket: A19A1538
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIFTH DIVISION McFADDEN, C. J., BROWN and COLVIN, JJ.

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May 26, 2021

In the Court of Appeals of Georgia A19A1538. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LOWNDES COUNTY v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VALDOSTA et al.

BROWN, Judge.

In Bd. of Commrs. of Lowndes County v. Mayor and Council of the City of

Valdosta, 309 Ga. 899 (848 SE2d 857) (2020), the Supreme Court of Georgia

reversed Division 1 of this Court’s opinion in Bd. of Commrs. of Lowndes County v.

Mayor and Council of the City of Valdosta, 352 Ga. App. 391 (834 SE2d 890) (2019).

309 Ga. at 910 (3). Accordingly, we vacate Division 1 of our prior opinion, adopt the

opinion of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and reverse the trial court’s dismissal of

Lowndes County’s claims for injunctive and declaratory relief based upon the bar of

sovereign immunity as set forth in the Supreme Court of Georgia’s opinion. We make

no changes to Division 2 of our opinion. Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part. McFadden C. J., and Colvin,

J., concur.