Legal Opinion
Saylor v. Troup County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1997No. A97A0233PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Joseph Saylor filed a personal injury action against Troup County (“County”). Saylor appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment based on the County’s sovereign immunity.
The salient facts are undisputed. Saylor was injured while working as an inmate on a prison work detail. At the time of the incident, Saylor was sharpening a swing blade on a vise attached to the bumper of a van for which the County had obtained liability insurance. As Saylor was sharpening the blade, another inmate was using a tractor to mow the grass on the right-of-way. The tractor slightly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crider v. Zurich InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Leverette v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Ward v. Bulloch CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Dugger v. SprouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance v. MerchantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- McElmurray v. Augusta-Richmond CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Scott v. City of ValdostaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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