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2018 Georgia Code 50-21-37 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 50-21-37 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 50-21-37

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 21. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims, 50-21-1 through 50-21-37.

ARTICLE 2 STATE TORT CLAIMS

50-21-37. Hold harmless and indemnification agreements.

  1. If a state government entity enters into or is the beneficiary of any agreement under which a third party agrees to hold a state government entity or the State Tort Claims Trust Fund harmless or to indemnify a state government entity or the State Tort Claims Trust Fund, or to provide insurance for those purposes, then the third party or the insurer, as the case may be, shall be liable to the State Tort Claims Trust Fund in accordance with such agreement or contract of insurance, for reimbursement of the amount of any disbursements from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund in satisfaction of any liability, whether established by judgment or settlement in accordance with this article, to the extent of the hold harmless obligation or requirement to procure insurance undertaken under such agreement or contract of insurance obtained pursuant to such agreement.The liability limits specifiedunder Code Section 50-21-29 shall not be increased by the existence of hold harmless or indemnity obligations in such contractual agreements or by the obligation to procure insurance for such purposes or by the limits set forth in any such contractual agreement or contract of insurance procured pursuant thereto.
  2. No policy of insurance shall be delivered in this state which negates the provisions of this Code section or which provides that the limits of the policy are excess over amounts payable from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund under this Code section.

(Code 1981, §50-21-37, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1717, § 13.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Considine v. Murphy, 297 Ga. 164, 773 S.E.2d 176 (2015).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 50-21-37 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 9

McConnell v. Department of Labor

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-09-13

Citation: 302 Ga. 18, 805 S.E.2d 79

Snippet: the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37.

Considine v. Murphy

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-06-01

Snippet: Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA), OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37.6 Given our conclusion that this case authority)

Considine v. Murphy

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-06-01

Citation: 297 Ga. 164, 773 S.E.2d 176, 2015 Ga. LEXIS 354

Snippet: Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA), OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37. 6 Given our conclusion that this case

Georgia Department of Corrections v. Couch

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-16

Citation: 295 Ga. 469, 759 S.E.2d 804, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 1524, 2014 WL 2700961, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 489

Snippet: Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA), OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37, which waives sovereign immunity in the following

Hartley v. Agnes Scott College

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-16

Citation: 295 Ga. 458, 759 S.E.2d 857, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 1513, 2014 WL 2695526, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 502

Snippet: Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA), OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37. In Division 1 of Agnes Scott College v

Georgia Pines Community Service Board v. Summerlin

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-06-29

Citation: 647 S.E.2d 566, 282 Ga. 339, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 2068, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 488

Snippet: , who concur specially. OCGA§§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37. The Georgia Tort Claims Act is the Georgia analog

Henderson v. Department of Transportation

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1996-09-09

Citation: 475 S.E.2d 614, 267 Ga. 90, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3213, 1996 Ga. LEXIS 522

Snippet: Chapter 21 of Title 50, OCGA § 50-21-20 to OCGA § 50-21-37. The service provisions of the Act are contained

Miller v. Georgia Ports Authority

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1996-04-16

Citation: 470 S.E.2d 426, 266 Ga. 586, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 1389, 1996 Ga. LEXIS 168

Snippet: Carley, JJ., who dissent. OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37 (1994). Miller v. Ga. Ports Auth., 217 Ga.

Gilbert v. Richardson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-11-21

Citation: 264 Ga. 744, 452 S.E.2d 476, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3818, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 892

Snippet: The Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA §§ 50-21-20 to 50-21-37, was subsequently enacted to waive the sovereign