Legal Opinion

Reid v. City of Albany

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 2, 2005No. A05A1071PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Proceeding pro se, Willie Henry Rei,d sued the City of Albany and three city employees for wrongful termination. The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Reid appeals, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

A motion to dismiss “ ‘may only be granted if the allegations in the complaint disclose with certainty that the plaintiff would not be entitled to relief under any state of facts that could be proved in support of the claim.’" We review the trial court’s ruling on a motion to dismiss de novo, construing the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Cox v. BrazoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Borden v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Garmon v. Health Group of Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Jellico v. Effingham CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Chisolm v. TippensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Brathwaite v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. City of St. Marys v. BrinkoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Faye Spicer v. Mark Butler, Commissioner Ga Dol.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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