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Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Linnenkohl

O.C.G.A. § 50-21-25 a grants immunity to state employees for acts within the scope of their employment and the plaintiff's allegations of negligence and fraud against the individual defendant all concerned conduct performed while he was the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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Douglas Asphalt Company appeals after the trial court granted summary judgment to Harold Linnenkohl based on OCGA § 50-21-25a which grants immunity to State employees for acts within the scope of their employment. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record shows that the Georgia Department of Transportation DOT hired Douglas Asphalt to do asphalt paving work on certain highways in the state. It was determined in testing done by Applied Technical Services ATS that there were lime deficiencies in the asphalt on portions of the I-95 and I-75 projects worked on by Douglas. Douglas Asphalt was declared in default on the projects,

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