ORDER SeeSee Arnold v. Walton, 205 Ga. 606 54 S.E.2d 424 Merritt v. Dixon, 222 Ga. 432 150 S.E.2d 644 Compare Cannon v. Montgomery, 184 Ga. 588 192 S.E. 206 See generally,Personal Liability of StateOfficials Under State and Federal Law,Arnold v. Walton, supra.Ga. Code Ann.See Miree v.United States, 526 F.2d 679 683 reversed onother grounds, 538 F.2d 643 vacated andremanded, 433 U.S. 25 97 S.Ct. 2490 53 L.Ed.2d 557 certified to the Georgia Supreme Court, 565 F.2d 1354 ultra vires.Miree v. United States, supra,specificstatutorily imposed dutiesMiree v. United States, 565 F.2d 1354 1357 maliciousintent to injure the property ofanother.Vickers v. Motte, 109 Ga. App. 615 617 137 S.E.2d 77 79 i. e.,Seesupra. ALAIMO, Chief Judge.
Prior to the adoption of the Civil Practice Act, such a defect was nonamendable and required dismissal. Merritt v. Dixon, 222 Ga. 432 ( 150 S.E.2d 644) (1966); Duggar v. East Tenn. Va. Ga. R. Co., 85 Ga. 437 ( 11 S.E. 811) (1890); Arnett v. Bd. of Commrs., 75 Ga. 782 (1885). We note here that the members of the board of commissioners are proper, although not necessary, parties to this suit.
Therefore, a suit against the board of commissioners is nothing but a suit against the county itself. Id. at 1374-75; see also Bd. of Comm'rs of Glynn Cnty v. Johnson, 717 S.E.2d 272 (Ga.Ct.App. 2011); Merritt v. Dixon, 222 Ga. 432 (Ga. 1966). Accordingly, Defendant is entitled to the protection of sovereign immunity in this suit.