Herndon v. Mosley

Miller, Judge.

A fifteen-year-old student injured when two correctional officers restrained him during his class’s visit to a prison sued those officers individually. Finding undisputed evidence that the officers were acting within the scope of their official state duties, the trial court granted the officers’ motion for summary judgment. The student appeals, claiming that the abusive and malicious nature of the officers’ actions stripped away any immunity protection. We affirm on the ground that where a state officer is performing his official state duties, OCGA § 50-21-25 (a) immunizes those…