West End Warehouses, Inc. v. Dunlap

Webb, Judge.

This appeal is from the dismissal of a civil action for damages. Plaintiffs contended that they were damaged because of unauthorized, wanton and malicious acts of Dunlap while acting as a special master in a condemnation proceeding filed by the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta. The trial court concluded that Dunlap as a special master was acting in a judicial capacity and was thus clothed with absolute immunity from civil liability. We agree.

Judicial officers have been shielded from civil actions for acts done in their judicial character "from the earliest dawn of…