Legal Opinion
Georgia State Indemnification Commission v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1986No. 43485PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
The Georgia State Indemnification Commission denied the application for indemnification for the death of the applicants’ father, a former guard at the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, who died of acute pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest two days after being attacked and robbed by two inmates while on duty at the prison. The Court of Appeals, by a 5-4 vote, reversed the judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County upholding the commission’s decision. Lyons v. Ga. State Indemnification Comm., 179 Ga. App. 86 (346 SE2d 828) (1986). We granted certiorari, and reverse.
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Department of Human Resources v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Brook Forest Enterprises, Inc. v. Paulding CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- North Fulton Community Hospital, Inc. v. State Health Planning & Development AgencyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Lyons v. Georgia State Indemnification CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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