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Tibbetts v. Worth Cnty. Sch. Dist.

Court of Appeals of Georgia, Fifth Division
Jul 15, 2024
904 S.E.2d 505 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

A22A1542

07-15-2024

TIBBETTS v. WORTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.

Charles E. Cox Jr., Macon, for Appellant. William Albert White, McDonough, Grant E. McBride, Matthew Chase Collum, for Appellee.


Charles E. Cox Jr., Macon, for Appellant.

William Albert White, McDonough, Grant E. McBride, Matthew Chase Collum, for Appellee. McFadden, Presiding Judge.

In Tibbetts v. Worth County School Dist., 367 Ga. App. 246, 885 S.E.2d 291 (2023), we held that teacher John R. Tibbetts had demonstrated a waiver of sovereign immunity and, therefore, could pursue his breach of contract claim against the Worth County School District. So we reversed the trial court’s award of summary judgment to the school district on sovereign immunity grounds. Id. at 250 (4), 885 S.E.2d 291. In Worth County School Dist. v. Tibbetts, 319 Ga 103, —(2), 902 S.E.2d 558 (Case No. S23G0791, decided May 29, 2024), the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed us, holding that Tibbetts had "not carried his burden of showing a waiver of sovereign immunity based upon the ex contractu clause of the Georgia Constitution." Accordingly, we vacate our earlier opinion, adopt the Supreme Court’s opinion as our own, and affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the school district.

Judgment affirmed.

Gobeil and Land, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Tibbetts v. Worth Cnty. Sch. Dist.

Court of Appeals of Georgia, Fifth Division
Jul 15, 2024
904 S.E.2d 505 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024)
Case details for

Tibbetts v. Worth Cnty. Sch. Dist.

Case Details

Full title:TIBBETTS v. WORTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia, Fifth Division

Date published: Jul 15, 2024

Citations

904 S.E.2d 505 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024)