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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES v. ROBINSON

No. A00A0468.

536 S.E.2d 617 (2000)

244 Ga. App. 878

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES v. ROBINSON et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Kathleen M. Pacious, Deputy Attorney General, Loretta L. Pinskton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richard N. Sheinis, Jennifer D. Roorbach, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellant.

Freeman, Mathis & Gary, T. Bart Gary, Jefferson M. Allen, Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, Timothy H. Bendin, Karl M. Braun, Jonathan Marigliano, Atlanta, for appellees.

RUFFIN, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Georgia Department of Veterans Services (the "Department") has a nondelegable duty to care for veterans in this state. If so, this Court must decide whether the Department may be held liable for the negligent acts of an independent contractor which breaches the State's duty or whether such claim is barred under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We conclude that the Department does not have a nondelegable duty...

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