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WILSON v. BD. OF REGENTS

S92A0528.

262 Ga. 413 (1992)

419 S.E.2d 916

WILSON v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 11, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnside, Wall, Daniel & Ellison, Thomas R. Burnside, Jr., James B. Wall, Richard E. Allen, for appellant.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Alfred L. Evans, Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Robert G. Tanner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Matthew S. Coles, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

John T. Wilson sued the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, three medical doctors, and a nurse, alleging negligence and breach of contract in the death of his wife. The trial court granted the Board of Regents' motion to dismiss, holding that sovereign immunity barred the negligence claims and the absence of any written contract barred the contract claim. Wilson appeals. We affirm on the...

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