Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. City of Doraville
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 13, 1988No. 75378, 75379, 75380PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
William H. Ferguson brought suit against the City of Doraville and an as yet unidentified Doraville police officer to recover for personal injuries which he sustained when he was struck by an automobile while attempting to walk across a seven-lane highway at night in a highly intoxicated condition. Ferguson later amended his complaint to substitute Doraville police lieutenant Robert Riffe for the unidentified “John Doe” defendant named in the complaint. Both defendants counterclaimed pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14 and Yost v. Torok, 256 Ga. 92 (344 SE2d 414) (1986), based…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Yost v. TorokSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Burnette Ford, Inc. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by28 opinions
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