Legal Opinion
Maner v. Chatham County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 5, 2000No. A00A1642PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff Charles A. Maner, Jr., a former Chatham County police officer, brought this action against the county and the county commissioners, alleging breach of contract, tort, and defamation. The trial court granted the county’s motion for summary judgment, and Maner appeals, asserting as his sole contention that the trial court should have considered the issue of promissory estoppel. Because Maner did not have a valid contract with the county and promissory estoppel cannot apply to the unauthorized acts of a public officer, we affirm.
In December 1996, Maner, an…
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