City of Gainesville v. Dodd

Retired police officer Jack Dodd and his wife sued the City of Gainesville for breach of contract and negligence. The City answered and subsequently moved for summary judgment on several grounds, two of which the trial court found to be meritorious. On appeal, however, the Court of Appeals found neither to be a valid basis for the grant of summary judgment, and reversed the trial court. Dodd v. City of Gainesville, 250 Ga. App. 722-724 (1), (2) (551 SE2d 62) (2001). As alternative support for the trial court’s ruling, the City urged a number of the additional grounds that it had raised below,…