Legal Opinion

BARNETT Et Al. v. ATLANTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEM Et Al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 4, 2016No. A16A1194PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Judge.

Jena Barnett and Marc Antoine Williams (“Appellants”) filed a wrongful death suit against Phyllis Caldwell, alleging that leaving students unsupervised in her classroom in violation of a school policy caused the death of Appellants’ child, Antoine Williams. The trial court granted summary judgment to Caldwell and denied Appellants’ partial motion for summary judgment, concluding that the claim against Caldwell in her individual capacity involved a discretionary act for which she was entitled to official immunity Appellants appeal and argue that the trial court erred because…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Beech Aircraft Corp. v. RaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Grammens v. DollarSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Coffee County School District v. SnipesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. McDowell v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Barnett v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. TSELIOS Et Al. v. SARSOURCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. Odum v. HarnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. BARNETT v. CALDWELLSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Barnett v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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