City of Atlanta v. Heard

Ruefin, Judge.

James Milton Heard d/b/a Milton Auto, Inc. sued the City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Detectives R. L. Tellis and R. D. Norris (collectively the “City Defendants”) and Robinson & Stephens, Inc. for defamation, conversion, false arrest, and malicious prosecution. The City Defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting sovereign and discretionary immunity. 1 The trial court denied the motion, and we granted the City Defendants’ application for interlocutory appeal. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

In determining whether the trial court erred in denying the motion for summary…