Lyons v. State Indemnification Commission

Banke, Chief Judge.

The appellants applied to the Georgia State Indemnification Commission pursuant to OCGA § 45-9-80 et seq. to be awarded indemnification for the death of their father, a former state prison guard who had died of heart failure two days after being beaten and robbed by two prison inmates. The commission denied the application based on a determination that the decedent’s death was not attributable to the performance of his duties. That decision was upheld by the Superior Court of Fulton County, following which we granted a discretionary appeal and reversed, based on our…