Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 23, 1996No. A96A0241PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Chief Judge.

This case involves a fatal shooting at a public high school. The Kellys are the grandparents of the deceased, Jaison Kelly, and the co-administrators of his estate. They appeal the trial court’s order granting defendants Lewis and German’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-12 (b) (6).

Jaison was a high school student at Beach High School in Savannah. Lewis was its principal and German was a coach and teacher. While on his way to school one morning, Jaison was attacked by a gang of teenage boys, beaten, and shot once in the head allegedly by Aron…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. Joyce v. Van ArsdaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Teston v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Wright v. AsheCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. DeKalb County v. Georgia Paperstock Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Barnett v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Bontwell v. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Payne v. Twiggs County School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Wallace v. Greene CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Brock v. Sumter County School BoardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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