Legal Opinion

Peeples v. City of Atlanta

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 1989No. 77719PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

The appellants, Mrs. Mattie Peeples and Mrs. Henrietta Jackson, are the mother and administratrix, respectively, of Millie Ann Peeples, who was killed when a stolen car being chased by Atlanta Police Officer M. S. McCrary collided with her car. Appellants filed this wrongful death action against the police officer and the City. The City filed a motion to dismiss or in the alternative for partial summary judgment as to any liability over the amount of self-insurance, and that appellants’ prayer for punitive damages be dismissed. The trial court, after “having reviewed the…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Culwell v. Lomas & Nettleton CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Davis v. City of RoswellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Addington v. Ohio Southern Express, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Acker v. City of ElbertonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. McDay v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. McCobb v. Clayton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. City of Atlanta v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Johnson v. RLI Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. City of Lawrenceville v. MacKoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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