JUSTICE v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2025)

In Department of Public Safety v. Justice,¹ the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed in part and vacated in part this Court's decision in Justice v. Department of Public Safety.² Accordingly, we vacate our earlier opinion and adopt the opinion of the Supreme Court as our own. Thus, we reverse the trial court's judgment dismissing the Justice's claim for breach of contract on the basis of sovereign immunity, and we remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.³

Judgment reversed and case remanded.

FOOTNOTES

1.   320 Ga. 149, 907 S.E.2d 817 (2024).

2.   368 Ga. App. 593, 890 S.E.2d 486 (2023).

3.   See Justice, 320 Ga. at 156 (3), 907 S.E.2d 817 (“On remand, ․ the trial court will be authorized to address the merits of the case in response to the pleadings and motions other than the motion to dismiss on the ground of sovereign immunity. Those merits issues may include, but are not limited to, whether the [Fair Labor Standards Act] obligations became part of [Richard Andrew] Justice's written employment contract and whether [the Department of Public Safety] breached contractual terms that Justice alleges are part of the written contract.”).

Doyle, Presiding Judge.

Gobeil and Padgett, JJ., concur.