Newsome v. Graham

Weltner, Justice.

Graham, an inmate at Georgia State Prison, filed an action in forma pauperis alleging that correctional officers wrongfully removed his personal property from his cell. A jury returned a verdict for the defendants, and the trial court assessed costs against Graham pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-1. We granted certiorari to consider whether OCGA § 9-15-2 relieves an indigent inmate from paying costs required under OCGA §§ 9-15-1 and 9-15-11. See Graham v. Newsome, 174 Ga. App. 351 (330 SE2d 98) (1985).

OCGA § 9-15-2 (a) (1) provides: “When any party, plaintiff or defendant, in any…